THE GUARDIAN: Altered photos of women including Giorgia Meloni were posted on site along with vulgar and sexist captions
A pornographic website that posted doctored photos of a host of high-profile Italian women including the prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, and the opposition leader, Elly Schlein, has sparked outrage in Italy.
The photos, accompanied by vulgar and sexist captions, were either harvested from personal social media accounts or public sources before being altered and published on the Italian platform Phica, which has more than 700,000 subscribers.
Images of female politicians from across party lines had been taken during rallies or TV interviews or while the women were in their bikinis on holiday. They had been altered to zoom in on body parts or suggest sexual poses. They were featured in the site’s “VIP section”. » | Angela Giuffrida in Rome | Thursday, August 28, 2025
