It has come to light in recent weeks that the British government believe that social media users should be allowed to permanently erase embarrassing posts from their teenage years. Draft U.K. legislation would allow individuals to ask for information posted on social media during childhood to be deleted for good, subject to “very narrow exemptions.” The bill, which was proposed in early August, would in certain circumstances also allow users to request a social media platform to remove every single post ever uploaded. It is likely that this would be most encouraged at the age of 18, when an individual is technically classed as an adult and is likely looking for long-term employment. Moreover, it is reported that platforms such as Facebook and Twitter, should comply with the requests unless they have a legal reason to keep the data public. Essentially, the end goal is to give more people control of their data. If this bill is passed by the British government, this would mean that there would be extra pressure on Netwatch to ensure that online data is captured at the earliest opportunity. It is therefore vital that we are instructed on high claim cases as a matter of urgency, particularly when the claimant is young.