If this law goes into effect, site owners will be required to either remove or post corrections to previously posted informations within 48 hours of receiving a request by an allegedly defamed person or company. Corrections will have to be posted with the same visibility as the offending text, no commentary whatsoever and no regard as to whether the corrected information, or the correction, is true or not.
And without a court order.
Under penalty of a fine of up to € 12000.
Not sure how this will affect WP given that it's all hosted in the U.S. including the italian one (right?), but I believe the italian editors might fear to be held responsible individually.
However it does certanly makes scary running a blog, not to mention an online newspaper, as an italian citizen.
And without a court order.
Under penalty of a fine of up to € 12000.
Not sure how this will affect WP given that it's all hosted in the U.S. including the italian one (right?), but I believe the italian editors might fear to be held responsible individually.
However it does certanly makes scary running a blog, not to mention an online newspaper, as an italian citizen.