ROME (AP) — Italian women, from ordinary workers and housewives to top politicians, are fighting back against a proliferation of websites displaying their photos without their consent, often accompanied by obscene language.

Their efforts gained national prominence when activists earlier this summer denounced a Facebook page dubbed “Mia Moglie” (My Wife), where men posted unauthorized photos of their spouses and succeeded in getting it taken down.

Now, another more prolific site has emerged that exposes prominent women, including Premier Giorgia Meloni and other female politicians, to obscene and explicit comments. Some posts idealize violence against women.

The site, which takes its name from slang for female genitalia, has been around for at least two decades. But it only drew national

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