Overview

• The site posted a closure communiqué promising content removal and DMCA takedowns after nearly 20 years online, citing an inability to stop “toxic” behavior.
• Polizia Postale reports denouncements from across Italy and is working to identify who ran Phica and who authored the sexist, offensive comments.
• Politicians and public figures, including Alessandra Moretti, Alessia Morani and Lia Quartapelle, filed complaints, with plans for collective legal action alongside individual cases.
• Reporting points to a Bulgarian corporate link, Hydra Group Eood, and an Italian figure identified by initials R.M., underscoring cross‑border challenges for prosecutors.
• The government signaled new measures, as potential charges range from revenge porn (art. 612‑ter) to aggravated defamation, instigation and vilipendio, while users scrambled to delete posts and accounts.