Google must investigate links for false information, says top EU court adviser
If someone asks for links to be removed from Google because they are false, the company must look into the claim, said an adviser to the European Court of Justice in a non-binding opinion.
Advocate General Giovanni Pitruzzella found that, when Google is asked to remove something from its search results, it is responsible for fact-checking the results. If the court follows the opinion, it would broaden the obligations search engine operators have beyond the current standard of outdated and irrelevant information to include information that is false.
