Italy on Wednesday passed a law
raising penalties and upping the fight against cyberbullying
after a spate of cases including two young women who committed
suicide after falling victim to cyberbullies.
One, Carolina Picchio, became Italy's first victim of
cyberbullying when she killed herself in 2013 over footage of
her being gang raped.
Another, Tiziana Cantone, took her own life last year after
failing to get pornographic images removed from social media.
The bill was definitively approved by the Lower House by 432
votes to nil with one abstention.
House Speaker Laura Boldrini said "we dedicate the law to
Carolina and all the other victims".
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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