Shut up or I'll sue you! The Effects of the Laws on Libel in Italy - Reports

Ossigeno per l’Informazione marked the International Day to end impunity for crimes against journalists by releasing a new publication focusing on the effects of libel laws in Italy

The Prism Project - Stakeholders

The Prism project aims at developing effective strategies and practices for promoting a better use of language and contrast hate speech, in order to promote a culture of respect.

Implemented in five partner countries (Italy, France, Spain, Romania and UK), the project is based on an interdisciplinary strategy. It combines research, best practices and training activities addressed to law enforcement officers, lawyers, journalists, bloggers, social networks’ administrators, young people, teachers and youth workers.

ECtHR ruling in Delfi and MTE cases: More Questions Than Answers - Legal Resources

The role of online news portals as intermediaries and their liability for user-generated content has been at the centre of two recent ECtHR cases (DELFI and MTE). Divergent outcomes leave room for many questions

Italy: new bill against cyberbullying endangers freedom of expression on the web - Legal Resources

OssigenoInformazione warns against restrictions of freedom of expression on the web that may derive from the newly adopted bill against cyberbullying

Ossigeno informazione mid-2016 report - Reports

Trends and data related to attacks against journalists in Italy are presented in this mid-year report by Ossigeno Informazione

Call for Participants for Cyber Threats Masterclass - Opportunities

A new specialised course for media professionals within the UNICRI will take place at the United Nations Campus in Turin, Italy. Applications until the 2nd of October

Internet users’ preferences for accessing content online - Reports

Flash Eurobarometer 437, carried out in March 2016, focuses on Internet users’ preferences for accessing content online

A comparative analysis of media freedom and pluralism in the EU Member States - Reports

Commissioned at request of the European Parliament LIBE Committee, this study examines existing distortions in media pluralism hampering the proper functioning of democracy and it proposes enforceable actions to correct the deficiencies found

Solidarity campaign with Turkish journalists: how to help - Campaigns

EFJ and IFJ launched a solidarity campaign with the Turkish journalists following the new attacks on press freedom and human rights in Turkey since the coup attempt on 15 July

Media Oligarchs go Shopping - Reports

RSF new report focuses on the impact of money’s "invisible prisons" on journalism, examining how oligarchs capture information across the world