But Google drily noted that in some cases Web users are overestimating just how much of the online space the company can control: "Sometimes we even receive requests to remove content 'from the Internet,'" the company reports. Google might have a great deal of power over what happens online. But not that much.
Removing something from Google search results effectively does remove it from the Internet. If you can't find something, then it may as well not exist. It's a bit scary how much control Google has over the Internet.