Italy

Italy, like much of the European Union, regulates certain categories of websites, including child pornography and gambling. The government has attempted to regulate the internet with the same laws that apply to print and broadcast media.

In 2006, blogger Roberto Mancini was fined 13,500 euros for criticizing several journalists in northern Italy on his blog. Prosecutors investigated Google after a violent video of four Italian teenagers attacking a disabled student was posted on Google Video.