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The lawsuit against Google was filed by two financial brokers who asked the corporation to remove their names from articles criticizing the investment model of the company of plaintiffs, saying that the information posted there is incorrect. Google refused a request due to the fact that he is unknown to the reliability of information in these articles.
The EU Supreme Court satisfied the lawsuit, thereby expanding the scope of GDPR. According to the court order, Google and other search engine operators should delete the search results that refer to “inaccurate” information about the user, provided that the user will be able to prove its inaccuracy.
However, the user must provide only the evidence that can be reasonably necessary for their search, that is, they do not have to proceed from the court case.
, in turn, the search engine operator is not required to purposefully look for facts that the user cannot prove to determine whether the request for the removal of information is justified, the court said.
In the event of the operator’s refusal, the user will be able to contact the supervisory or judicial authorities that will be able to check and take the necessary measures. Also, the operator must warn the Internet users about current administrative and trials about the alleged inaccuracies in the content.