Overview
- Italy’s Democratic Party and Five Star Movement called for all four members of the data‑protection authority to resign following fresh reporting on alleged conflicts and conduct.
- The watchdog fined Rai’s Report €150,000 on October 23 for airing a private recording of then culture minister Gennaro Sangiuliano from December 2024.
- Report showed member Agostino Ghiglia entering Fratelli d’Italia headquarters the day before the fine and later aired audio of him saying “I’m going to Arianna,” which he disputes as an innocent encounter and editorial visit.
- Before that broadcast, the authority sent a formal warning asserting the program obtained material through illicit data acquisition, a claim Report denies.
- New articles detail alleged networks and potential conflicts involving Agostino Ghiglia, vice president Ginevra Cerrina Feroni, and Guido Scorza, while the authority dismisses reconstructions such as a purported reduction of a Meta sanction.