Overview

• Site administrators announced the forum’s closure and said they are deleting contested material, citing failure to stop “toxic” behavior and inviting rights holders to request removals.
• The Polizia Postale confirmed it is receiving denounces from across Italy and is investigating who ran the platforms and who posted or commented on the images.
• Prosecutors in Taranto and Latina have opened inquiries tied to the case, according to Italian media and officials.
• Photos of numerous public figures, including Giorgia Meloni, Elly Schlein, Alessandra Moretti and others, were shared without consent, and several women such as Moretti have filed criminal complaints.
• Reports describe a forum active since 2005 with systematic cataloguing and, in some cases, manipulated or AI‑generated images, while users now seek to delete posts and accounts.