Google has appealed to France’s highest court after the country’s data watchdog ordered it to delete some of its search results globally.
In 2015, the Commission on Informatics and Liberty (CNIL) said Google should respect French “right to be forgotten” rulings worldwide.
But Google said the ruling could lead to abuse by “less open and democratic” countries.
The company is now appealing against a 100,000-euro (£76,000) CNIL fine.
The “right to be forgotten” refers to a landmark ruling passed by the European Union’s Court of Justice (ECJ) in May 2014.
It gives people the right to have results linked to their name removed from search websites, if they “appear to be inadequate” or “irrelevant”.
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