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Newspaper deletes old, non-violent crime stories, offering people ‘the right to be forgotten’

Published 11:40 AM EST, Sat January 11, 2025

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Newspaper deletes old, non-violent crime stories, offering people "the right to be forgotten"

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Multiple U.S. newspapers and media outlets are giving previously convicted or wrongfully accused Americans the "right to be forgotten." The initiative removes old, non-violent crime offenses from news publications so subjects from the story can move on with their lives.

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