Brussels, 04/07/2014 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday 3 July, the US search engine giant Google stated that, since 30 May, it had received 70,000 requests for web links relating to internet users to be removed, the French news agency AFP reports. It was on 30 May that Google began to apply the European Court of Justice ruling on the right to be forgotten (see EUROPE 11078), putting a form on line that could be accessed by Europeans wanting to request the removal of search results, in certain cases, that led to web pages including out of date or inaccurate personal information. The Court did not, however, introduce an absolute right to be forgotten as personal information can only be removed if that information is no longer valid or has no public interest. (SP)