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Google takes steps to comply with EU's 'right to be forgotten' ruling
Google has launched a service through which European citizens can request that links to what they deem as objectionable material be taken off search results, the first step to comply with a decision by the Court of Justice of the European Union affirming the "right to be forgotten."
The world's largest Internet search engine, which processes more than 90 percent of all Web searches in Europe, has made available a webform through which people can submit their requests, but stopped short of specifying when it would remove links that meet the criteria for being taken down. Since the ruling, Google has received thousands of removal requests.
Yahoo, which also operates a search engine in Europe, has previously said it is "carefully reviewing" the decision to assess the impact for its business and its users. Microsoft, which operates the Bing search engine, has previously declined to comment on the ruling.