Since a top European court ruled people have a right to be forgotten online, Google has received 348,085 requests for tidbits to vanish from search results, AFP reports.
Silicon Valley-based Google, a subsidiary of newly-created parent company Alphabet, complied with less than half of the demands, basing decisions on criteria intended to balance privacy with the public's right to know.
A report released on Wednesday by Google showed that the top country for requests was France, where the Internet giant is in a standoff with data protection officials.