Accordingly, many of the concerns that swirled around the EU's new policy are still here. If anything, they're getting worse. Both content creators and rejected applicants tell the International Business Times that they don't like leaving the fate of a takedown demand to a private company, with no appeal after the decision -- if Google or Microsoft hides a news story, there may be no way to get it back. Also, there's still pressure to have these companies censor results on all their web domains, not just European ones. There's no formal attempt underway to change either approach, but it's clear that the issues are reaching a boiling point. Search operators may have to either agree to compromises (such as hiding search results based on the viewer's location) or face the wrath of both governments and privacy-minded residents.

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