Italy

Italy is a Southern European country. It is a parliamentary democracy and a member of the European Union.

Censorship was pervasive during the dictatorship of Benito Mussolini (1922-1945).

Books censorship

Under the Benito Mussolini regime the children's novel The Story of Ferdinand was banned because the story of a bull who doesn't want to partake in bullfighting was considered to be pacifist/communist brainwashing.

TV censorship

Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy was banned in Italy by request of Amanda Knox's on the belief that it had the potential to taint Knox's appeals. It certainly might have helped Knox get back home to Seattle several months after the trial. However, the movie managed to be aired in Italy in December 2012.

Movies censorship

Lion of the Desert , a Gadaffi-funded Libyan movie about the Italian colonial regime, has been banned in Italy since 1982, as it was deemed as harmful to the honor of the Italian Armed Forces. However, in 2009 the movie was aired in Sky on satellite TV on 11 June 2009, a day after the visit of Muammar Gaddafi at the Rome Airport.

Last Tango in Paris was banned from 1972 until 1986.

Freaks was banned on its initial release.

Cannibal Holocaust was banned on its initial release.

The Devils was banned in Italy was banned due to blasphemous content.

In 2021, Italy ended its film censorship bureau, unbanning all formerly banned films, and leaving it up to theaters to decide what to screen.

Internet censorship

• On 22 January 2021, the Italian Data Protection Authority has ordered to blocking Tiktokers whose age is not established, this was ordered when a 10 year-old Sicilian girl had chocked on a belt around the neck. The block is set to remain in place until 15 February, when it will be re-evaluated.

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