Facebook profile of a Venetian TV station hacked, Stefani solidarity

The Facebook page of a local Venetian broadcaster, Telecittà, was hacked and filled with Islamic fundamentalist messages and images. The news was confirmed by TV, from the Soobeat group of the Padua publisher Andrea Zanella.

The page was however blocked by Meta - Mark Zuckerberg's holding company - and Zanella extracted some screenshots which he will take to the Postal Police.

On the matter, the president of the Veneto Alberto Stefani expressed today "the most sincere and convinced solidarity with Andrea Zanella and the entire Telecittà team, victims of a very serious cyber attack accompanied by the diffusion of violent images, intimidating messages and content praising terrorism and religious extremism. What happened is a disturbing episode that deserves the utmost attention. Attacking a television station, violating its communication channels and using its spaces to spread hatred and threats means attacking not only a company and its professionals, but also freedom of information and the right of citizens to be informed".