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AGCOM official calls for Digital Services Act implementation to block illegal content

Regulation

AGCOM media services director Giorgio Greppi called for rapid implementation of Article 7 of the Digital Services Act during an event in Rome. He said platforms could currently decline requests to remove illegal content and argued that the provision would enable identification and immediate blocking of such content; implementation was still pending.

The proposed mechanism could affect how platforms respond to notices about illegal gambling content.

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Italian authorities arrest private-club official over illegal gambling in Lonato del Garda

Italy’s Customs and Monopolies Agency, Guardia di Finanza and State Police inspected a private club in Lonato del Garda and reported finding illegal gambling activity. Authorities said the club organised poker tournaments for profit and had unauthorised gaming machines not connected to the agency’s network; they seized the premises and equipment, and arrested a club official on gambling and drug-related charges.

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