Epstein survivors sue Trump administration and Google over release of private information
Source: NBC News
A group of Epstein survivors filed a class action lawsuit against the Trump administration and Google on Thursday over the disclosure of personal information found in the release of files related to the late sex offender over the past several months.
“The United States, acting through the DOJ, made a deliberate policy choice to prioritize rapid, large-volume disclosure over protection of Epstein survivors’ privacy,” the plaintiffs said, adding that the Justice Department “outed approximately 100 survivors of the convicted sexual predator, publishing their private information and identifying them to the world.”
While the government later withdrew survivors’ personal information from the publicly released files, the survivors said that “online entities like Google continuously republish it, refusing victims’ pleas to take it down.” Specifically, the plaintiffs said their personal information continues to be displayed in search results and AI-generated content.
“Survivors now face renewed trauma. Strangers call them, email them, threaten their physical safety, and accuse them of conspiring with Epstein when they are, in reality, Epstein’s victims,” the complaint reads.
Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/epstein-survivors-sue-trump-administration-google-release-private-info-rcna265408
March 26, 2026, 10:24 PM EDT
By Chloe Atkins
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... when the information was released by the US government and it was posted on the internet. Google has no ownership of the news. How can Google control what individuals and news broadcasters put out in the blog-o-sphere?
When Google was asked by some victims to take down certain names and stories, yes they should have complied. Google is at fault for that failure. However it can't be blamed for the fact that the stories were on the internet in the first place.
