I think Google are deliberately complying as literally and as liberally as possible with the court’s order, in order to maximise the daftness and make them reconsider.
This. That’s why they did it to the BBC I think..
You could easily argue that it’s their human right to have something removed from the search results because it’s in their past and is no longer relevant.
Hmm.. who’s to deicde what’s relevant about the past? That really is a slippery slope!
The original issue was that someone was being dragged over the coals for something they’d done a long time ago that was mentioned on the internet *by someone else*, and they felt it was a private matter. However, as I understand it this guy actually posted the comment himself, and then decided he wanted it removed, yes? If so, tough shit. You say it, you said it.