Will the Online Abuse Scandal Be Italy's 'MeToo' Moment?
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It is not an isolated case: tens of thousands of men have published intimate images of their partners without their knowledge in an online forum. Even if the group has been blocked, traumas of the affected remain.
The scandal that shakes Italy after the discovery of thousands of intimate or rigged pictures of women shared on the Internet has provoked a real "digital MeToo". Testimonials come in to denounce "online misogyny" and the trafficking of private images. Women politicians are among the victims.
The huge scandal, which meant the online distribution of thousands of intimate or phoned photos of women and violent comments and moustaches, hit Italy and launched a "MeToo digital" without ever before.
Rome: The scandal of the circulation of thousands of intimate or modified images of women on the Internet in Italy, accompanied by smug and hostile comments against women, triggered an unprecedented digital wave. The Rome Public Prosecutor ' s Office placed its hand on two cases that exploded in August.
Two cases that broke out in August were brought before the Public Prosecutor's Office in Rome. The first concerned a Facebook group called "Mia Moglie" (my wife), in which thousands of users shared photos of women taken without their knowledge. A few days later, a website, Phica.net ("fica"
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