The Facebook group with the apparently innocent name ‘Mia Moglie ‘ (‘My wife’ in Italian) had more than 30,000 members. They shared and viewed intimate images of their partner while sleeping or changing clothes. Other images then show women in a short skirt or a bikini, on a bench or while cooking.
The group remained under the radar for years, until the ball started rolling after the feminist influencer Carolina Capria and the NGO ‘No Justice No Peace ‘ The practice denounced the jaw on Instagram. “Most men do not consider permission from a woman to be essential,” it was said in Capria’s indignant response.
Libel
The Italian police soon received many reports from victims. Several women recognized themselves in the shared photos and reported. Many victims are still not aware of the fact that their images circulated. “We are still collecting all the information,” says Barbara Strappato, deputy director of the Cybermis act department in Rome. “It is a defamation and spreading intimate material without permission. I have never seen such disturbing remarks on social media. This is very serious. Even for me it was difficult to read all those reactions,” said Strappato according to the Italian internet newspaper Notion.
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The moment a member of the group called for respect, he was immediately ridiculed by others. “Too bad, secretly take photos myself, I am interested,” was one of the reactions according to news channel Sky TG24.
“These conversations are misogyn, disturbing and unacceptable. They reflect a culture of possession and oppression that ignores the permission of the woman,” an Italian politician referred to the case during a parliamentary committee on femicide and violence.
Zero tolerance
After the public indignation and various official complaints, Meta, Facebook’s parent company, removed the group. “We do not tolerate content that promotes sexual violence, abuse or exploitation,” says a spokesperson. “Such groups are deactivated and information is shared with the authorities.” Yet the criticism of meta continues and many Italians are asked how it is possible that a group with thousands of members and explicit content could continue to exist for so long.
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According to lawyers, the case threatens to execute in a mega process with thousands of suspects and victims. Women still have six months to submit a complaint. In the meantime, some members try to breathe new life into the group through alternative platforms such as Telegram.
In Italian media, the matter is already compared to that of Gisèle Pelicot. The Frenchwoman was drugged and raped for years by her ex-husband, who also invited dozens of men to abuse his awareness-free wife.