Search engine delisting: When to act and what to do
12 giugno 2026
Search engine providers play a crucial role in how personal data is disseminated online. Under the GDPR, individuals have the “right to be forgotten”—meaning they can request that search results associated with their name be delisted. Delisting does not mean deleting the original content from the internet, but rather removing the link to this content from the search results tied to a person’s name.
The EDPB Guidelines on the criteria of the right to be forgotten in the search engines cases under the GDPR clarify the criteria that are relevant when search engines handle these delisting requests. The right to be forgotten is not absolute: it can be exercised only if one of the six grounds listed in Art.17 GDPR applies. In addition, there are five exceptions on which a request for delisting could be rejected.
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