- Germany’s highest court says Google (GOOG, GOOGL) isn’t required to check websites for defamatory content before listing the sites in search results.
- The case in question involved two individuals who wanted Google not to list links to websites where other users verbally attacked them.
- The individuals also wanted Google to provide information about the attacking users and to pay damages.
- The German Federal Court of Justice says a search engine operator doesn’t need to check content ahead of listing and only needs to act when notified of a clear violation of individual rights.
- In 2014, the EU passed what’s called the “right to be forgotten” where people can apply to remove certain search results under their name.
- Google has received over 2.4M requests and approved about 43% of them.
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