The Right to Be Forgotten: Legal Foundations, Contemporary Challenges, and Future Implications

Abstract

In the contemporary world, the inter linkage between technology and the personal lives of individuals has created unprecedented moments in human history. While this development often provides opportunities to preserve and recall meaningful experiences, it also carries significant negative implications by exposing fewer desirable aspects of personal life to public scrutiny. Given the vast scale and permanence of the Internet, once information enters the digital sphere, it becomes extremely difficult, if not impossible, to remove. As awareness of this erosion of privacy continues to grow, an increasing number of individuals now regard it as a serious concern. Consequently, lawmakers at both bdomestic and international levels have begun proposing regulatory frameworks aimed at limiting the permanent storage and dissemination of personal data on social media platforms.

Keywords: Right to Be Forgotten (RTBF), Right to Erasure, Data Protection, Privacy Rights, Digital Privacy, Personal Data, GDPR, European Union Law