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Italian Financial Watchdog Orders Black-Out of Five Illegal Financial Websites!

CONSOB Charlene Lensburg - January 30, 2024

The Italian watchdog ordered the black-out of four illegal financial websites. The number of websites blocked by Consob orders reached1,008 since July 2019, when the “Decreto crescita” (“Growth Decree”) gave the Italien regulator the power to order ISPs to inhibit access from Italy to websites offering financial services without proper authorization. Below are the websites Consob has ordered to be blacked out:

Consob Orders The Black-Out Of 4 Abusive Financial Websites!

CONSOB Mark Lagarde - April 14, 2023

On 13 April 2023, the Italian regulator Consob announced that it ordered four illegal financial websites to be blacked out. The total number of black-out orders increase to 875. The Italian financial watchdog has the authority to order ISPs to inhibit access from Italy to illegal financial websites. So far, the Italian regulator is, unfortunately, the only one in Europe with this authority. Below are the websites Consob has ordered to be blacked out:

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