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Italy: Large protest against “gag” rule bill on local media

Categories: Western Europe, Italy, Citizen Media, Digital Activism, Freedom of Speech, Media & Journalism, Protest

No Bavaglio [1]” (No Gag) is a large protest [2] movement in Italy against a proposed privacy law [3] that would impose heavy fines on newspapers (and blogs) that publish transcripts of phone calls. The law is suspect, because wiretapping has played a key role in media investigations that have led to mafia arrests and political scandals. The mobilization is taking place on Liberarete.tv [4] and Facebook group [5], among other online venues [6].