Address the problem, not the symptoms. The problem is at the platform level, so regulate platforms like Facebook. Search engines simply search what they scrape.
* If someone feels consequences of an offensive 2007 tweet, just delete it. Platforms should be required to make it easy to delete content.
* If someone is scared of saying controversial things, avoid platforms that require real identities. There are plenty of anonymous platforms.
* Uphold social media to the same standards of traditional media, requiring truth and propagation of redactions and corrections. Libel and slander are well-established concepts.
* Demand discretion from friends. In college, my group had a strict "no-camera" rule when it came to embarrassing or unlawful shenanigans. My parent's generation had the same rule.
Hiding search results does not address the problem. If someone posts a photoshop of "Eric driving drunk" on Twitter, I want that post promptly removed... the search results are just a symptom.
* If someone feels consequences of an offensive 2007 tweet, just delete it. Platforms should be required to make it easy to delete content.
* If someone is scared of saying controversial things, avoid platforms that require real identities. There are plenty of anonymous platforms.
* Uphold social media to the same standards of traditional media, requiring truth and propagation of redactions and corrections. Libel and slander are well-established concepts.
* Demand discretion from friends. In college, my group had a strict "no-camera" rule when it came to embarrassing or unlawful shenanigans. My parent's generation had the same rule.
Hiding search results does not address the problem. If someone posts a photoshop of "Eric driving drunk" on Twitter, I want that post promptly removed... the search results are just a symptom.