Spurred by a row about Facebook pages which honour mafia godfathers, Italian politicians are to vote on new legislation ordering Italian internet providers to block pages on the social networking website which are seen as justifying or encouraging criminal activity.The measure, which applies to all websites and requires content to be blocked within 24 hours, is contained in an amendment to a public security bill which has been approved by the Italian senate and is about to be voted on by the lower house.
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Italian bill aims to block mafia Facebook shrines
Spurred by a row about Facebook pages which honour mafia godfathers, Italian politicians are to vote on new legislation ordering Italian internet providers to block pages on the social networking website which are seen as justifying or encouraging criminal activity.