Google admits it is ‘learning as it goes’ as it restores links in right to be forgotten debacle
Google has reinstated links to stories from the Guardian, Telegraph and the BBC and admitted that it is ‘learning as it goes’ and may have been over-zealous following the launch of its right to be forgotten ruling.
Peter Barron, Google's director of communications for Europe, said on BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "We have to balance the need for transparency with the need to protect people's identities."
He added: "It is clearly a difficult process. We are committed to doing it as responsibly as we possibly can. We are learning as we go. I'm sure we will get better at it and we are very keen to listen to the feedback."
This comes after several news sites complained about links to news stories being removed by Google, including BBC’s economic editor Robert Peston.
Over 50,000 attempts have been made by the public to use the new measure since the EU ruling was announced.