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IN PICTURES: Berlusconi joins Instagram

Silvio Berlusconi has finally succumbed to the image-sharing site Instagram, posting over 60 photos in just 24 hours.

Published: 21 May 2015 16:05 CEST
IN PICTURES: Berlusconi joins Instagram
Many of the photos feature Berlusconi's girlfriend Francesca Pasquale (L). Photo: Alberto Pizzoli/AFP

The former prime minister and leader of the centre-right Forza Italia party, joined the site on Tuesday and has already become an active member of the social network.

Over 60 photos have already been published on the media mogul’s account, which takes the name SilvioBerlusconi2015.

They include photos of the politician in Puglia as part of Forza Italia’s regional election campaign as well as more intimate snaps of the politician with his girlfriend Francesca Pasquale and their beloved pooch Dudù.

By Thursday the account had attracted over 12,000 followers and hundreds of comments, mostly positive.

Long plagued by legal woes, the 78-year-old was in March acquitted by Italy’s top court for paying for underage sex with a starlet nicknamed “Ruby the Heart Stealer”.

Berlusconi at work at his Rome residence in Palazzo Grazioli with dog Dudù.

 

Roma palazzo Grazioli: a lavoro per #laliberta #noalrazzismo #diritticivilipertutti #italuaunita #popolosovrano

A photo posted by Silvio Berlusconi (@silvioberlusconi2015) on May 19, 2015 at 5:04pm PDT

 

Berlusconi at home with girlfriend Francesca Pasquale.

 

#casaberlusconi a lavoro per le #regionali2015 #silvioberlusconi

A photo posted by Silvio Berlusconi (@silvioberlusconi2015) on May 20, 2015 at 11:42am PDT

 

Berlusconi in Palazzo Grazioli.

 

#silvioberlusconi a palazzo Grazioli #entusiasmo #sempreconsilvio

A photo posted by Silvio Berlusconi (@silvioberlusconi2015) on May 19, 2015 at 12:40pm PDT

 

With mayoral candidate for Lecco, Alberto Negrini.

 

Lecco #silvioberlusconi con Michela Vittoria Brambilla e il candidato Sindaco #albertonegrini

A photo posted by Silvio Berlusconi (@silvioberlusconi2015) on May 19, 2015 at 11:45am PDT

 

Berlusconi in Puglia with Adriana Poli Bertone, candidate in the regional elections.

 

Puglia#silvioberlusconi per #adrianapolibortone

A photo posted by Silvio Berlusconi (@silvioberlusconi2015) on May 19, 2015 at 12:20pm PDT

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Swiss court rules defamatory Facebook likes ‘can be illegal’

The Swiss Federal Court has ruled that Facebook likes and shares can be considered as illegal defamation.

Published: 20 February 2020 15:08 CET
Swiss court rules defamatory Facebook likes ‘can be illegal’
Photo by Kon Karampelas on Unsplash

The case was hearing a matter from the canton of Zurich says people can in some cases be punished for sharing or liking particular posts on social media, even if they did not create the content themselves. 

The case related to a dispute between animal rights activists from 2015. The perpetrator had liked and shared several posts critical of fellow animal rights activist Erwin Kessler. 

In groups like ‘Vegan in Zurich’ and ‘Indyvegan’, the perpetrator had liked and shared posts which portrayed as a neo-Nazi who harboured anti-Semitic ideas. 

The Zurich court fined the perpetrator saying the social media actions amounted to defamation. The Federal Court on Thursday upheld the verdict. 

While issues related to defamation are relatively unclear on social media – as opposed to through traditional media sources – the court held that the potential for such remarks to go ‘viral’ meant that social media actions could be defamatory in nature. 

Swiss defamation law only requires that an act be communicated to a third party in order for it to be defamatory, with online communication reaching the relevant threshold. 

The court said that it would depend on the circumstances as to whether likes and shares were likely to breach defamation laws, however a major factor was how visible the post was to others outside the immediate friend networks of the person defamed. 

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