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Google was commanded to take down search result links to several news articles in response to European Union's "right to be forgotten" clause.
The tech company has been instructed to hinder nine articles from registering in their search results, by Britain's Information Commissioner's Office. The articles involve a small criminal case that happened almost 10 years ago.
Google has already the deleted the initial links to the main articles, but an article that was made about the removal of the news has surfaced, containing the links original articles and names of those involved.
The validity of Google's refusal to comply with the orders of the court is backed up by its claim that it is for the public, and that the new articles were there to inform people of the event, according to The Telegraph.
David Smith, the deputy commissioner of the ICO, has stated that Google's removal of the earlier documents are understandable, in the sense that its relevance and timeliness are no longer valid and carries out some undesirable impacts.
However, Google's refusal of the similar but more recent articles is erroneous in it that it still causes the negative consequences, which the original news has brought upon the first time.
The commission has given Google a five-week grace period, starting on August 18, to do away with the links, or the company shall face penalties and a fine, BBC reported.
Links to irrelevant and ineffective content are supposed to be removed in results in Google's search engine in a hearing with the European Court of Justice last May 2014.
The ICO's decision was for the reason of the "right to be forgotten" clause under European Commission, stating that an individual reserves the right to be evaluated by their present conditions, and should not be judged by his past actions, assuming that he has served his time.
