Google has begun removing links to stories about a celebrity couple who have obtained a gagging order over an alleged extra-marital "threesome", after being hit by legal requests.
British users of the search engine who type in the couple's names - which have been widely circulated on social media and in overseas newspapers - are now met with a message warning that the company has blocked links to
websites that feature the allegations.
A notification at the bottom of the results page states: "In response to a legal request submitted to Google, we have removed [a number of ] result(s) from this page."
British users of the search engine who type in the couple's names - which have been widely circulated on social media and in overseas newspapers - are now met with a message warning that the company has blocked links to
websites that feature the allegations.
A notification at the bottom of the results page states: "In response to a legal request submitted to Google, we have removed [a number of ] result(s) from this page."
Google maintains a database of
all the take-down requests it receives, although it has not yet uploaded
any information about its removal of material relating to the couple.
The internet giant is understood to have received demands from an online privacy company to remove around 150 links from its British website.
Only users of google.co.uk are affected, and those using the search engine from other territories will still see the relevant links.
Google refused to comment.
The couple at the centre of the gagging order could be named on Friday, in a fresh legal challenge, when lawyers for The Sun on Sunday will try to overturn the injunction at the Court of Appeal .
The ruling only protects their identities within England and Wales. Media in America, Canada and even Scotland are among those to have identified them.
The internet giant is understood to have received demands from an online privacy company to remove around 150 links from its British website.
Only users of google.co.uk are affected, and those using the search engine from other territories will still see the relevant links.
Google refused to comment.
The couple at the centre of the gagging order could be named on Friday, in a fresh legal challenge, when lawyers for The Sun on Sunday will try to overturn the injunction at the Court of Appeal .
The ruling only protects their identities within England and Wales. Media in America, Canada and even Scotland are among those to have identified them.
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