The popular Chinese video sharing app is strengthening its European presence with a new office in Milan, while also looking to forge closer ties with the fashion industry. However, EU authorities are probing the company over user data privacy concerns.
Otto Lanzavecchia
Milano, classe 1996, oggi giornalista professionista e curatore di Decode39. Mi occupo di geopolitica ed esteri, dell'intersezione tra tecnologia e società, di energia e transizione. Tra vento e monti quando riesco. Twitter/X: @otto_lanza
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China bets on Italy (again) for Southern European TikTok office
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Homicide-suicide in Rome linked to arms trafficking with Iran
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Police forces are following the path of international trafficking after two Iranians were found dead near Rome. One of them was entangled in international arms dealing.
Italy: violent anti-lockdown protests channel wider social distress
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As the country faces tightening restrictions, violent protests have erupted in Naples and Rome. The criminal underworld is involved, but events point to a more deep-seated kind of discontent – which can worsen as the economy tanks.
Ora il lockdown nazionale. Il pressing di De Luca su Conte
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Il virus corre. Il Presidente della Campania De Luca scrive al governo invocando un nuovo lockdown, ma si scontra con la linea degli attendisti tra cui il premier Conte e il governatore della Lombardia Fontana
Italy creates another roadblock for Huawei's 5G
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The Italian government just banned Huawei from a private company’s 5G network for the time being. The move signals growing distrust towards Chinese 5G tech – and aligns with the US stance on tech security
Italy's digital defence rises, reassuring the US
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Government decree lays first stone of Italy’s Digital Perimeter, theoretically outperforming Brussels’ security ambitions
5 Star Movement looks inwards to chart evolution
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Following a turn in the Movement’s fortunes, a new study conducted on party members charts a possible route to evolution. Also, we interviewed its author
EU fund ripping up Italy's government (again)
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Concerned Italians gathered around their screens on Sunday night to tune into prime minister Giuseppe Conte’s much anticipated nationwide televised speech. The past two weeks have seen Covid-19 cases rising exponentially across the country, with hospital wards and ICUs beginning to fill up again. Thus, Mr Conte announced a new series of “soft” restrictions with the final aim to avoid…
FM Di Maio calls for “kind power” in global diplomacy
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The Italian foreign minister Luigi Di Maio, 34, seems to have grown into his political maturity. His speech at the Laudata Economia forum, organised by Formiche.net, betrays the experience he’s been accumulating in his past year as foreign minister. Once a rowdy anti-establishment activist, Mr Di Maio honed his skills and bridled his passion at the school of Italian foreign…
Italian FM Di Maio brings up Navalny in Moscow
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Italian foreign minister Luigi Di Maio, 34, travelled to Moscow on Wednesday to meet with his Russian counterpart Sergej Lavrov and with the minister of trade and industry Denis Manturov. The institutional visit happened less than two days after EU sanctions dropped on members of the Russian government over the poisoning of Russian opposition leader, Alexei Navalny. To this day,…
