The so-called “right to be forgotten” online looks less likely to go global on Google and other search engines after an adviser at the European Union’s top court said it was not justified.

At present, the right to be forgotten allows citizens in EU countries to demand any results about them considered “inadequate, irrelevant or… excessive” to be removed if the search is carried out in an EU country.

This means that even though the web page would still exist, it would be difficult to find on a search engine.