SAN FRANCISCO — In a sweeping ruling, Europe’s highest court placed unprecedented power in the hands of consumers to determine what personal information can be displayed in Web search engine results.

The so-called “right to be forgotten” case specifically targeted Google, but legal experts said the decision is likely to affect a broad range of U.S.-based Internet companies, such as Facebook and Wikipedia, that do business in Europe.

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