Except it's not. The data is gone from the google index but you can still find it.
No, not by any reasonable definition of the term.
Whether it's 'censorship' or not, absolutely depends on what kind of information is in question.
I am generally in two minds about this because there are convincing arguments for both sides. In the US, some people have a terrible time getting a job because of a criminal conviction. Yes, they did something wrong, maybe even terrible, but does society benefit from keeping these people from obtaining gainful employment?
If society does benefit, for how many years should the individual wear the scarlet letter? At present a criminal conviction in the US is a life sentence for a lot of people. What if the government passed a law that expunged their criminal records after 7 years, but did so for the greater good of society?
The French people think that the scarlet letter is bad for their society.
I don't dispute that. I'm just saying that France should not be allowed to censor beyond their own borders.