Overview

• Alessandra Durante presented her resignation to Mayor Mauro Gattinoni on July 1 after Facebook group administrators linked the fake profile “Membro anonimo 582” to her
• The anonymous account had responded to a resident’s report of dislodged tiles near Largo Montenero with personal insults and derision
• Council opposition members from Fratelli d’Italia and Lega publicly demanded her departure, emphasizing political accountability for online misconduct
• Durante issued a public apology on Instagram, admitting her actions conflicted with her anti-cyberbullying advocacy as assessor for Family and Digital Education
• City council debates over digital ethics and public trust are unfolding as the mayor considers her resignation