Italy on Wednesday passed a law
raising penalties and upping the fight against cyberbullying
after a spate of cases including a young woman who committed
suicide after failing to get pornographic images removed from
social media.
The bill was definitively approved by the House by 432 votes
to nil with one abstention, after a debate in which Tiziana
Cantone as frequently referenced.
Meanwhile the postal police's campaign against cyberbullying
made a stop at Rome city hall where Mayor Virginia Raggi
honoured the police trying to stamp out the phenomenon and one
of the postergirls of the campaign, Paralympic fencing gold
medallist Bebe Vio.
The campaign has got also top honours from the EU.
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