Freedom of expression and 'right to be forgotten' cases in the Netherlands after Google Spain

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Hauptverfasser: Kulk, Stefan, Borgesius, Frederik Zuiderveen
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author Kulk, Stefan
Borgesius, Frederik Zuiderveen
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Borgesius, Frederik Zuiderveen
contents Since the Google Spain judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union, Europeans have, under certain conditions, the right to have search results for their name delisted. This paper examines how the Google Spain judgment has been applied in the Netherlands. Since the Google Spain judgment, Dutch courts have decided on two cases regarding delisting requests. In both cases, the Dutch courts considered freedom of expression aspects of delisting more thoroughly than the Court of Justice. However, the effect of the Google Spain judgment on freedom of expression is difficult to assess, as search engine operators decide about most delisting requests without disclosing much about their decisions.
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spellingShingle Freedom of expression and 'right to be forgotten' cases in the Netherlands after Google Spain
Kulk, Stefan
Borgesius, Frederik Zuiderveen
Computers and Society
Since the Google Spain judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union, Europeans have, under certain conditions, the right to have search results for their name delisted. This paper examines how the Google Spain judgment has been applied in the Netherlands. Since the Google Spain judgment, Dutch courts have decided on two cases regarding delisting requests. In both cases, the Dutch courts considered freedom of expression aspects of delisting more thoroughly than the Court of Justice. However, the effect of the Google Spain judgment on freedom of expression is difficult to assess, as search engine operators decide about most delisting requests without disclosing much about their decisions.
title Freedom of expression and 'right to be forgotten' cases in the Netherlands after Google Spain
topic Computers and Society
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.13557