National Policy Atlas · aep-000039
Boston.com
What an automated search found
From NSMPA, which read this newsroom's website. Nobody has checked it by hand yet, and it isn't our classification; we haven't classified this newsroom yet.
Policy text permits some remedies when circumstances change
On NSMPA's hand-compiled list of known policies, noted as “Direct de-indexing policy” (listed source).
“We’ll consider each case individually and, if warranted, take steps to update the story and protect the privacy of the individual.”
| Remedy | Policy text (automated reading) | Practice (automated reading) |
|---|---|---|
| Removal / unpublishing | Not addressed | None found |
| Search-engine de-indexing | Not addressed | None found |
| Anonymization or redaction | Not addressed | None found |
| Update for later developments | Permitted in policy text | — |
Policy pages
| Page | First seen | Checked by us |
|---|---|---|
| Fresh Start initiative: Submit your appeal | Boston.com | Oct 8, 2026 | Not yet |
"First seen" is when a page was first read, by us or by NSMPA. It isn't the date the policy was adopted, and pages not yet checked may describe something other than a policy on old stories.
3 quotes from this newsroom's own pages, found automatically
Not checked by hand yet, so check the source before quoting.
- Retrieved Oct 8, 2026 · Read from the live page · NSMPA evidence 382
We’ll consider each case individually and, if warranted, take steps to update the story and protect the privacy of the individual.
- Retrieved Oct 8, 2026 · Read from the live page · NSMPA evidence 383
As we update how we cover the news, we are also working to better understand how some stories can have a lasting negative impact on someone’s ability to move forward with their lives.
- Retrieved Oct 8, 2026 · Read from the live page · NSMPA evidence 384
These steps may include republishing the story with new information or removing the story from Google searches.
Cite this record
The Archive Ethics Project. Boston.com (aep-000039). National Policy Atlas. https://archiveethics.org/atlas/bostoncom. Accessed Oct 11, 2026.
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