Italian PM Giorgia Meloni Doctored Images

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, her sister Arianna Meloni, and opposition leader Elly Schlein were among numerous women whose doctored sexualized images appeared on the pornographic website Phica. The images, taken from personal social media and public sources, were altered and accompanied by vulgar captions. Giorgia Meloni expressed her disgust and called for the perpetrators to be swiftly identified and punished. Phica, which had over 700,000 subscribers and had been operating since 2005 despite previous complaints, was abruptly shut down, with its managers blaming users for misuse. Police have launched an investigation following official complaints from politicians and dozens of other women. This incident follows a similar event where Meta Platforms shut down an Italian Facebook group, Mia Moglie, for sharing non-consensual intimate images. Italy's Equality Minister, Eugenia Roccella, condemned the abuse and announced plans for cultural reforms to combat online 'third-millennium barbarity'. The event underscores the widespread problem of non-consensual intimate image sharing in Italy.