GOOGLE AGAIN NOT FOLLOWING THE LAW

In the UK, a new ruling by a judge has made it so that Google must delete “irrelevant, untrue or outdated” information from its servers if a person petitions them to do so with proof that the information is incorrect. This rule, known as the “right to be forgotten” has caused quite a stir, as 41,000 petitions have been received in the first month, and Google is scrambling to attempt to keep up with the requests. Lord Neil Benjamin Gibson is one of those who has filed petitions, asking for a specific website to be removed that was set up two years ago by an internet attacker who wanted to slander Gibson’s name by making a website that ranked well for searches, yet contained information that was not true. This attempt was to make Lord Neil Gibson look untrustworthy, by making the information that is presented when someone searches for his name seem as though it is true, even though it was not. This site has not been updated in two years, yet remains on Google and its servers simply due to its inbound links and url. Lord Neil Gibson has requested that the site be reviewed and taken down so that the information presented on Google for searches for his name is accurate, and allows business contacts to receive accurate information regarding his projects.

While nobody can control 100% of the information presented about them online, there should be a certain amount of truth behind the information that Google places at the top of its searches, not just the information that is specifically designed to gain rankings. Google has made many announcements regarding its algorithm and its ability to find the best information possible on a subject, so why it is that searches for “Lord Neil Benjamin Gibson” continue to show results that include websites that were set up specifically to give false information?

Lord Niel Benjamin Gibson continues his fight against untruths on the internet, regarding both his own name and others who have been similarly attacked.