Countries where the Right to be Forgotten has been adopted into law
The countries shown in green on the map and listed below all have the Right to be Forgotten and Right to Erasure.
Residents of these countries can apply to block adverse media from search results, with the correct legal grounds, so that
Aland Islands (a collection of Islands in the Baltic)
Andorra
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Canary Islands (Tenerife, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, La Palma, La Gomera, El Hierro and La Graciosa)
Croatia
Cyprus
Czechia (Czech Republic)
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
French Guinea
French Polynesia (an overseas collectivity of more than 100 islands in the South Pacific)
Germany
Gibraltar
Greece
Guadeloupe (an island group in the southern Caribbean)
Guernsey
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Isle of Man
Italy
Jersey
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Martinique (a Caribbean island)
Mayotte (an island group in the Indian Ocean)
Monaco
Netherlands
New Caledonia (a collective of islands in the South Pacific)
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Réunion (an island in the Indian Ocean)
Romania
San Marino
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
St. Barthélemy (an island in the Caribbean)
St. Martin (an island in the Caribbean)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon (an island south of Newfoundland)
Sweden
Switzerland
United Kingdom (England, Wales, Scotland)
Wallis and Futuna (a collection of islands in South Pacific)
Residents of these countries can apply to block adverse media from search results, with the correct legal grounds, so that
Aland Islands (a collection of Islands in the Baltic)
Andorra
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Canary Islands (Tenerife, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, La Palma, La Gomera, El Hierro and La Graciosa)
Croatia
Cyprus
Czechia (Czech Republic)
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
French Guinea
French Polynesia (an overseas collectivity of more than 100 islands in the South Pacific)
Germany
Gibraltar
Greece
Guadeloupe (an island group in the southern Caribbean)
Guernsey
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Isle of Man
Italy
Jersey
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Martinique (a Caribbean island)
Mayotte (an island group in the Indian Ocean)
Monaco
Netherlands
New Caledonia (a collective of islands in the South Pacific)
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Réunion (an island in the Indian Ocean)
Romania
San Marino
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
St. Barthélemy (an island in the Caribbean)
St. Martin (an island in the Caribbean)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon (an island south of Newfoundland)
Sweden
Switzerland
United Kingdom (England, Wales, Scotland)
Wallis and Futuna (a collection of islands in South Pacific)
The following states and countries (shown in amber on the map) are discussing the Right to be Forgotten and may implement it soon.
Albania
India
Florida
Philippines
Russia
Serbia
Switzerland
Nigeria
Albania
India
Florida
Philippines
Russia
Serbia
Switzerland
Nigeria
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"The search engines are the gatekeepers - a higher authority than the publishers, with almost total control over who finds the adverse media. Under the Right to be Forgotten these gatekeepers can be required to fully protect the privacy rights of private individuals."
Joy Martin, Submissions Manager, Internet Erasure Ltd |