A website shared sexist photos of Italian politicians and celebrities.

BarcelonaA new website with stolen or altered photos of famous women has shaken Italy, which is once again discovering the proliferation of forums with thousands of followers who unleash the most toxic masculinity arguments by making sexist comments about the images. In this case, the victims are socially prominent women, such as Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, but there are also other leading politicians, actresses and influencers.

The first complaint about the website's sexist content was filed with the police by Valeria Campagna, leader of the Democratic Party group in the Latina City Council, who realized that images of her private life in which she was wearing a swimsuit had been published without her consent. "Today I am upset, angry, disappointed. But I cannot remain silent, because this story is not just about me. It's about our right to be free, respected, and to live without fear," the politician said.

The page had been open since 2005 and had 700,000 subscribers. Following the photo scandal, she decided "with great regret" to close it and delete all the accumulated content, stating that her only intention was to offer a "safe" platform for sharing information. "We were a community, with lights and shadows, but above all with the desire to create a different space," reads the short message they have posted on their website, where they also regret not having been able to "stop all the toxic behavior" displayed in time. The police are already investigating its promoters and are collecting hundreds of complaints, which are added to those that appear on the Mia Moglie Facebook group, in which thousands of men shared photographs of their partners resting or sleeping and encouraged other Internet users to leave comments about their sexual instincts and dreams about them.