IFLA Statement on the Right to be Forgotten (2016)

International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)

IFLA Statement on the Right to be Forgotten (2016)

dc.audience	Audience::Advisory Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters
dc.audience	Audience::Copyright and Access to Knowledge
dc.contributor.author	International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)
dc.date.accessioned	2025-07-23T08:31:58Z
dc.date.available	2025-07-23T08:31:58Z
dc.date.issued	2016-10-11
dc.description.abstract	The "right to be forgotten" refers to an individual’s ability to request that a search engine (or other data provider) remove links to information about himself or herself from search results. This has also been referred to as the "right to delist," the "right to obscurity," the "right to erasure" or the "right to oblivion." In the media, the terms may be used interchangeably or be differentiated based on legal scope. In this document, the "right to be forgotten" (RTBF) is used as a general term for these concepts and their application. IFLA urges its members to participate in policy discussion about RTBF, while both supporting the right to privacy for individual citizens and assisting individuals in their searches for information.
dc.identifier.uri	https://repository.ifla.org/handle/20.500.14598/4254
dc.language.iso	en
dc.publisher	International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)
dc.rights.holder	International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)
dc.rights.license	CC BY 4.0
dc.rights.uri	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subject	Right to be forgotten
dc.subject	Libraries
dc.subject	Human rights
dc.title	IFLA Statement on the Right to be Forgotten (2016)
dc.type	Statement
ifla.Unit	Advisory Committee::Advisory Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters
ifla.oPubId	10320