An Italian pornography forum known as Phica.eu was taken offline on Thursday after mounting complaints that it had published thousands of stolen or doctored images of women, many accompanied by obscene or violent commentary. The site, in operation since 2005 and counting roughly 200,000 registered users, hosted manipulated pictures of public figures such as Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, opposition leader Elly Schlein, influencer Chiara Ferragni and European lawmaker Alessandra Moretti, as well as photos of ordinary women classified by geography. Meloni said she was “disgusted” by the forum and urged victims to report any intimate images shared without consent. Moretti filed a criminal complaint, calling platforms like Phica “incitements to rape and violence.” The shutdown follows Facebook’s removal earlier in August of the “Mia Moglie” (My Wife) group, where about 32,000 users had shared photos of women without permission. Equality Minister Eugenia Roccella said the government is drafting measures to strengthen online protections and address what officials describe as a broader culture of misogyny. Women’s-rights advocates are also weighing collective legal action as Italy debates tougher penalties for gender-based digital abuse.