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Italy: Italian data protection authority enforcement case on revenge porn 9892929 (Instagram)

Progress

Current status
in force
13 Apr 2023 in force

Scope

Implementers
Italy
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

13 Apr 2023
in force

Issued ruling in Italian data protection authority enforcement case on revenge porn 9892929 (Instagram)

On 13 April 2023, the Italian Garante issued its ruling concerning a case of non consensual distribution of explicit material ("revenge porn"). The Garante requires Facebook Italy and Meta Platforms Ireland Limited to implement actions to remove the…

Source
Event type investigation
Action type ruling
Government branch executive
Government body data protection authority