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'Hidden From Google' Tracks Disappearing Stories
- Gigaom, Wednesday, July 16, 2014 1:46 PM
News stories about a child rapist, a shoplifter and a financial scandal have all gone missing from Google search results in recent weeks — but now links to the stories have reappeared on “Hidden from Google,” a website that is archiving examples of internet censorship that are taking place under a controversial new law. The law, which took effect in May in response to a court ruling, has led to an avalanche of “delete me” requests to Google, including many from rogues and criminals.
