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Internet & Society: The Technologies and Politics of Control (Spring 2019)
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“Google to France: ‘Forget You’ - An Update on the Right to Be Forgotten” by Zoe Bedell, Lawfare (2016).

John Bowers

In 2016, Google announced a lawsuit against the French government over a fine French regulators had levied following Google’s refusal to “forget” links on a global basis. In other words, a link removed after a right to be forgotten request by a French citizen would still be viewable in non-EU jurisdictions like the United States. How do you feel about Google’s position in this lawsuit? What are some potential risks imposed by a decision for each side? 

“Google to France: ‘Forget You’ - An Update on the Right to Be Forgotten” by Zoe Bedell, Lawfare (2016).

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