https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Facebook announced on Friday changes to the way political advertisements are handled on the social media site ahead of the upcoming European Parliament elections. https://www.thelocal.it/20190330/facebook-to-deploy-new-transparency-tools-ahead-of-european-elections Sat, 30 Mar 2019 09:47:35 +0100 facebook-to-deploy-new-transparency-tools-ahead-of-european-elections Facebook has lost its appeal against a Milan startup after a court ruled that the social media giant had copied features from an app created by the smaller company. https://www.thelocal.it/20180417/facebook-loses-copyright-appeal-against-milan-startup Tue, 17 Apr 2018 17:54:11 +0200 facebook-loses-copyright-appeal-against-milan-startup Climbook, a small Italian website for climbing enthusiasts, will be allowed to keep its name despite opposition from social media giant Facebook. https://www.thelocal.it/20180221/david-goliath-facebook-copyright-italian-climbook-victory Wed, 21 Feb 2018 11:24:05 +0100 david-goliath-facebook-copyright-italian-climbook-victory From next week, Facebook users in Italy will receive a warning when misleading content pops up on their news feed. https://www.thelocal.it/20180131/facebook-fact-checking-italy Wed, 31 Jan 2018 19:19:47 +0100 facebook-fact-checking-italy Benevento captain Fabio Lucioni on Wednesday apologized after posts on his Instagram account wishing death on those who imposed a one-year doping ban on him. https://www.thelocal.it/20180118/benevento-football-captain-fabio-lucioni-apologizes-over-instagram-death-posts-doping-ban Thu, 18 Jan 2018 10:24:23 +0100 benevento-football-captain-fabio-lucioni-apologizes-over-instagram-death-posts-doping-ban Christmas is dead – or at least, the much mocked Christmas tree provided by Rome's city council is. https://www.thelocal.it/20171219/rome-christmas-tree-spelacchio-dead Tue, 19 Dec 2017 16:44:56 +0100 rome-christmas-tree-spelacchio-dead The pope has racked up 40 million followers on Twitter, the Vatican said on Wednesday, underlining the Catholic leader's status as one of the world's biggest social media players. https://www.thelocal.it/20171011/pope-francis-hits-40-million-mark-on-twitter Wed, 11 Oct 2017 16:01:32 +0200 pope-francis-hits-40-million-mark-on-twitter Pope Francis on Tuesday warned young people to resist the lure of "false" versions of life presented on social media or reality TV shows. https://www.thelocal.it/20170322/pope-tells-worlds-youth-to-resist-false-social-media-write-diaries-instead Wed, 22 Mar 2017 09:50:09 +0100 pope-tells-worlds-youth-to-resist-false-social-media-write-diaries-instead Nineteen-year-old Italian fashion blogger Chiara Nasti has come up with a creative way to show 'haters' what she thinks of their comments. https://www.thelocal.it/20170316/this-italian-model-turned-haters-comments-into-toilet-paper Thu, 16 Mar 2017 10:55:55 +0100 this-italian-model-turned-haters-comments-into-toilet-paper A bill presented in Italy's Senate on Wednesday proposed introducing fines and prison sentences for those behind fake news reports or hate campaigns - but the text has been widely criticized by lawyers and digital experts. https://www.thelocal.it/20170216/italy-mulls-introducing-fake-news-fines Thu, 16 Feb 2017 21:44:29 +0100 italy-mulls-introducing-fake-news-fines Social media giant Facebook has backtracked on a decision to censor a painting by Italian artist Caravaggio, on the grounds that the nudity violated the site's rules. https://www.thelocal.it/20161101/facebook-censors-nude-caravaggio-painting Tue, 01 Nov 2016 13:04:22 +0100 facebook-censors-nude-caravaggio-painting An Italian teacher faces investigation following a series of Facebook posts calling for refugees - including children - to be killed. https://www.thelocal.it/20161021/teacher-investigated-for-facebook-post-calling-for-migrants-to-be-killed Fri, 21 Oct 2016 13:18:02 +0200 teacher-investigated-for-facebook-post-calling-for-migrants-to-be-killed Cyber bullies and online stalkers could face between one and six years in prison, following the approval of a new anti-bullying law by Italy's Chamber of Deputies. https://www.thelocal.it/20160921/italy-gives-go-ahead-to-cyber-bullying-law-censorship-online-bullies Wed, 21 Sep 2016 11:34:25 +0200 italy-gives-go-ahead-to-cyber-bullying-law-censorship-online-bullies Pope Francis posted his first photo on Instagram on Saturday, a picture showing him kneeling down praying, on the third anniversary of his inauguration as Holy Father. https://www.thelocal.it/20160319/pope-francis-posts-first-picture-on-instagram Sat, 19 Mar 2016 17:55:02 +0100 pope-francis-posts-first-picture-on-instagram Facebook users take note: calling a colleague a “Milf” on the social networking site is a fireable offence in Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20150220/man-fired-for-calling-colleague-milf-on-facebook Fri, 20 Feb 2015 11:18:00 +0100 man-fired-for-calling-colleague-milf-on-facebook The drinking game Neknominate, which recently hit Italy's social media sphere, is facing fierce opposition from a group of booklovers intent on driving out the deadly trend. https://www.thelocal.it/20140314/italians-fight-neknominate-drinking-craze-with-books Fri, 14 Mar 2014 17:58:00 +0100 italians-fight-neknominate-drinking-craze-with-books It’s a deadly social media craze that has so far claimed five lives across the world. Now Neknominate, a drinking game that involves people filming themselves downing alcohol and then nominating someone else to continue, has spread to Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20140226/neknominate-drinking-game-spreads-to-italy Wed, 26 Feb 2014 10:48:00 +0100 neknominate-drinking-game-spreads-to-italy Politicians from the Democratic Party (PD) will this week propose a new law to tackle internet hate speech, following high-profile attacks against leading politician Laura Boldrini. https://www.thelocal.it/20140210/italian-mps-plan-crackdown-on-internet-hate Mon, 10 Feb 2014 14:23:00 +0100 italian-mps-plan-crackdown-on-internet-hate A 15-year-old boy in north-west Italy committed suicide moments after sending a text message to a girl who reportedly rejected his advances. https://www.thelocal.it/20140123/italian-teen-kills-himself-over-unrequited-love Thu, 23 Jan 2014 14:00:00 +0100 italian-teen-kills-himself-over-unrequited-love The world's most influential leader on Twitter may live in the neighbourhood, but Rome is reportedly failing to take advantage of the social media site. https://www.thelocal.it/20131011/roma-twitter-account-goes-unwanted Fri, 11 Oct 2013 14:18:00 +0200 roma-twitter-account-goes-unwanted