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The Eraser Button Is a Start

But how well will it work?

The Eraser Button Is a Start
Ben Bycel

How would you like an “eraser button” for things that you may have said online that you now regret? Just imagine clicking such a button and saying, "Abracadabra," and the nasty comment you posted about your boss on a website “America’s worst bosses” disappeared.

Or the angry posting you made last year after the “Rumble at Family Christmas Dinner” on the website “America’s Most Outrageous Mother-in Law”?

If you are over 18, no such eraser tool exists but it does now, to an extent, for California minors.