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Bloggers could face huge fines for factual errors on their sites (Photo: Bombardier)

Italian gag law threatens bloggers with €25,000 fines for ‘incorrect' facts

Bloggers, podcasters and even anyone who posts updates on social networks such as Facebook all face being slapped with fines of up to €25,000 for publishing incorrect facts, if a bill that journalists' organisations are calling "authoritarian" currently before the Italian parliament is passed.

A provision within the government's Media and Wiretapping Bill will extend Italy's "obbligo di rettifica", or rectification obligation - a law dating back to 1948 that requires newspapers to publi...

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Bloggers could face huge fines for factual errors on their sites (Photo: Bombardier)

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