### [2021-04-7](/feed/2021/04/7/index.md)

##### Censorship in Italy
# The government formally repeals a 1913 law which allowed the government to censor or ban films, effectively outlawing film censorship in the country. 

Italy has officially abolished film censorship by scrapping legislation that since 1913 has allowed the government to censor scenes and ban movies such as, most famously, Pier Paolo Pasolini’s &#82…


### Sources:

1. [Variety](https://variety.com/2021/film/news/italy-abolishes-film-censorship-1234945537/) [Image](https://variety.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/pjimage-2021-04-07T100641.573.jpg?w=1000)

### Changes:

1. The government of Italy formally repeals a 1913 piece of legislation which allowed it to censor or ban films, effectively outlawing film censorship.  _2021-04-07 19:06:27 (First version)_
2. The government formally repeals a 1913 piece of legislation which allowed the government to censor or ban films, effectively outlawing film censorship.  _2021-04-08 01:05:48 (Update)_
2. The government formally repeals a 1913 law which allowed the government to censor or ban films, effectively outlawing film censorship in the country.  _(Current version)_

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