LONDON: Google has to delete search results about people in Europe if they can prove that the information is wrong, the EU’s top court said Thursday.
The European Court of Justice ruled that search engines must “dereference information” if the person making the request can demonstrate that the material is “manifestly inaccurate”. The case stems from a complaint filed in Germany by two managers at a group of investment companies who asked Google to remove search results based on their names that linked to articles criticising the group’s investment model.
They said the articles made false claims. Neither the managers nor the company were identified. They also asked Google to remove their thumbnail photos. Google refused because it didn’t know whether the articles were accurate or not. The court disagreed, saying if someone submits relevant proof proving the “manifest inaccuracy” of the information, the search engine must grant the request.
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