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    BBC forgotten list 'sets precedent'

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    Post by Kitkat Sun 28 Jun 2015, 12:14

    Well done to the BBC for this effective show against mindless censorship.   :thumb:

    The BBC has "set a precedent" for other media organisations by publishing a list of links removed from Google searches, the corporation's policy boss has said.

    The links were removed as part of the "right to be forgotten" ruling put in place by the European court.

    It allows individuals to request certain links do not show up when a person searches their name.

    The BBC published a full list of stories that had been removed so far.

    It would continue to do so, said David Jordan, head of editorial policy.

    "It's impossible to have a meaningful debate if you've not got an idea about what's being de-listed," he said.

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    Post by Kitkat Sun 28 Jun 2015, 12:27

    LINK: arrow  List of BBC web pages which have been removed from Google's search results

    Since a European Court of Justice ruling last year, individuals have the right to request that search engines remove certain web pages from their search results. Those pages usually contain personal information about individuals.

    Following the ruling, Google removed a large number of links from its search results, including some to BBC web pages, and continues to delist pages from BBC Online.

    The BBC has decided to make clear to licence fee payers which pages have been removed from Google's search results by publishing this list of links. Each month, we'll republish this list with new removals added at the top.

    We are doing this primarily as a contribution to public policy. We think it is important that those with an interest in the “right to be forgotten” can ascertain which articles have been affected by the ruling. We hope it will contribute to the debate about this issue. We also think the integrity of the BBC's online archive is important and, although the pages concerned remain published on BBC Online, removal from Google searches makes parts of that archive harder to find.

    The pages affected by delinking may disappear from Google searches, but they do still exist on BBC Online. David Jordan, the BBC’s Director of Editorial Policy and Standards, has written a blog post which explains how we view that archive as “a matter of historic public record" and, thus, something we alter only in exceptional circumstances. The BBC’s rules on deleting content from BBC Online are strict; in general, unless content is specifically made available only for a limited time, the assumption is that what we publish on BBC Online will become part of a permanently accessible archive. To do anything else risks reducing transparency and damaging trust.

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