Topic: Italy
Italy is facing increasing challenges to free speech and privacy as government and EU initiatives push for mass surveillance and censorship. Recent actions, including attempts to regulate online content and demands for ID checks, threaten the open internet and individual liberties. The ongoing conflict between protecting intellectual property and upholding digital rights highlights the urgent need for vigilance against encroachments on free expression.
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EU Parliament Revives Chat Surveillance for Thursday Vote
Killing the regime needs an absolute majority and depends on who bothers to stay through the final sitting before the…
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Google Wants to Be the ID Checkpoint for Europe’s Internet
Google is volunteering to broker your legal identity for every ordinary thing you do online.
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Cloudflare Appeals €14 Million AGCOM Fine, Challenges Italy’s Piracy Shield as Illegal Censorship System
Blocking a Ukrainian education portal and killing Google Drive for 12 hours is what happens when private media companies get…
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Chat Control: EU Parliament Blocked One Form of Mass Surveillance, But Is Pushing for Another
Parliament won the battle over mass scanning, but the version of this law that actually passes could still harm encrypted…
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The Billion Dollar Business Of Breaking Into Your Pocket
A leaked dashboard screenshot reveals how commercial spyware silently installs via zero-click exploits to read encrypted messages and activate microphones.
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The Censors Strike Back: Italy’s Crusade Against the Open Internet
Italy’s €14.2 million fine against Cloudflare exposes the collision between national censorship and the borderless logic of the internet.
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Italian Court Orders Google to Restore Banned Catholic Blog
An Italian court’s pushback against Google turns a local censorship dispute into a landmark test.
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Big Brother Comes Built Into the Screen
Even in standby, TVs are still reporting for duty. Here’s what to do about it.
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Denmark Accused of Spreading False Claims to Push EU’s Mass Surveillance Law
Denmark’s push for mass surveillance meets fierce resistance amid allegations of political manipulation and fabricated threats.
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The Digital Wall Rising Over Italy’s Internet
A tool built to stop soccer streams now has the keys to Italy’s entire digital gate.
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Catholic Blog Removed by Google Causes Censorship Uproar
Messainlatino.it, a top Catholic blog, was removed by Google amid rising June 2025 traffic.
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When Blocking Piracy Means Breaking the Internet
Italy’s war on piracy veers into digital overkill, drafting Google’s DNS into a censorship crusade that barely knows its targets.