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‘Right to be forgotten’ used for first time to force Google to remove medical negligence link

Amsterdam’s district court has forced Google to remove search results relating to a Dutch surgeon’s past medical suspension, reports The Guardian. The original suspension was later reduced to a conditional suspension on appeal, but the outdated information was still present in Google’s search results. The ruling is thought to be the first time a search result relating to medical negligence has been removed in the almost five years since the EU first established its citizens’ “right to be forgotten.”

At issue were links to a website that contains an unofficial blacklist of suspended doctors. The Dutch surgeon in question previously had her medical registration suspended, but this was later changed to a conditional suspension (meaning she...

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