National Policy Atlas · aep-001288
Daily Online
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Policy text permits some remedies and rules out others
On NSMPA's hand-compiled list of known policies (listed source).
“For that reason, we generally do not alter or remove previously published articles simply because a contributor’s views have since changed, or because they find a piece embarrassing.”
| Remedy | Policy text (automated reading) | Practice (automated reading) |
|---|---|---|
| Removal / unpublishing | Permitted in policy text | None found |
| Search-engine de-indexing | Permitted in policy text | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Policies - The Michigan Daily | Oct 11, 2026 | Not yet |
| On the right to be forgotten | Oct 11, 2026 | Not yet |
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11 quotes from this newsroom's own pages, found automatically
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- Retrieved Oct 11, 2026 · Read from the live page · NSMPA evidence 11765
For that reason, we generally do not alter or remove previously published articles simply because a contributor’s views have since changed, or because they find a piece embarrassing.
- Retrieved Oct 11, 2026 · Read from the live page · NSMPA evidence 11766
We will only consider removal of an article in cases of demonstrated harm.
- Retrieved Oct 11, 2026 · Read from the live page · NSMPA evidence 11767
Article/Byline Removal The Michigan Daily serves as a historical record of student journalism — many past contributors have gone on to become notable public figures, and we believe readers have a right to know what a writer publicly expressed at the time.
- Retrieved Oct 11, 2026 · Read from the live page · NSMPA evidence 11768
Corrections In all of our work, from news reports to opinion pieces to multimedia, The Michigan Daily strives to be accurate.
- Retrieved Oct 11, 2026 · Read from the live page · NSMPA evidence 11775
The Michigan Daily has no policy on the right to be forgotten, and sometimes I wonder what I’ll think about these articles that I’ve written 30 years from now.
- Retrieved Oct 11, 2026 · Read from the live page · NSMPA evidence 11776
Thus, the principal consequence of the digital age is that we no longer completely control our self-image, and that singular moments don’t get lost to time.
- Retrieved Oct 11, 2026 · Read from the live page · NSMPA evidence 11777
In the EU, sites like Google now must offset a request form where people can ask that a search for an individual’s name does not yield the photos or websites that they wish to be forgotten.
- Retrieved Oct 11, 2026 · Read from the live page · NSMPA evidence 11778
The pages and photos still exist, but aside from some exceptions, they no longer will be associated with the name; they will be exterminated from “Search Results” pages.
- Retrieved Oct 11, 2026 · Read from the live page · NSMPA evidence 11779
It requires publications and media companies to acknowledge the right to be forgotten, removing names and specific requested references to individuals that are either embarrassing or detrimental to their image if there is practical purpose for that information to be stored.
- Retrieved Oct 11, 2026 · Read from the live page · NSMPA evidence 11780
More or less, it found that the right to be forgotten could trump the media’s right to report on objective truth.
- Retrieved Oct 11, 2026 · Read from the live page · NSMPA evidence 11781
The right to be forgotten has often been referred to as “the right to be forgiven,” and I think that’s a more accurate name.
Cite this record
The Archive Ethics Project. Daily Online (aep-001288). National Policy Atlas. https://archiveethics.org/atlas/daily-online. Accessed Oct 11, 2026.
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