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After the publication on Facebook of violent statements against the Italian Prime Minister, Mr. Berlusconi, the Italian Minister of Home Affairs, Mr. Maroni, proposed the blocking of the access by Italian residents to all the social networks.
Following the considerable complaints to which such proposal led, Mr. Maroni proposed a 3 steps measure: in case of illegal content published on websites
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judicial authorities will order the removal of the material to the user who uploaded it;
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if the user does not comply with the order. he will be fined and judicial authorities will order the removal of the material to the Internet service provider hosting it;
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if the provider does not comply with the order, judicial authorities will order to Internet service providers to block the access by Italian residents to the website hosting the illegal material.
However, as a consequence of a meeting with Internet providers, the Minister of Home Affairs has now reached the conclusion that a Self-Regulatory Code entered into by the Italian and foreign Internet providers might be the best solution for the matter, also because of the difficulties of enforcing orders against foreign providers.
Is this the right approach? Since the ubiquity of the Internet cannot be constrained by local laws, shall the players in the market set the applicable rules? I would be interested in knowing your view on the matter, send your opinion to me, Giulio Coraggio.
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