US-backed Israeli company's spyware used to target European journalists

Re:US-backed Israeli company's spyware used to target Europe... by lcnPylGDnU4H9OF on Thursday June 12, 2025 @01:10PM (#44260138)

Your comment is about the US but their question about "motivation" was concerning Italy. As in, why is Italy spying on a journalist in a different EU country?

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Re:US-backed Israeli company's spyware used to target Europe... by kennywinker on Thursday June 12, 2025 @01:17PM (#44260223)

No my comment is about the italian gov being literal fascists. I wasn’t bothering to comment on the US gov

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Re:US-backed Israeli company's spyware used to target Europe... by lcnPylGDnU4H9OF on Thursday June 12, 2025 @01:19PM (#44260249)

I see, my mistake. I think I just got confused by some of the other statements in your comments.

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Re:US-backed Israeli company's spyware used to target Europe... by neoromantique on Thursday June 12, 2025 @01:17PM (#44260225)

I think by them being Italian (hint) he meant 'fascist' in quite literal sense.

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Re:US-backed Israeli company's spyware used to target Europe... by chrisweekly on Thursday June 12, 2025 @01:41PM (#44260478)

Hmm, you seem to be implying Italians are more likely to be considered fascists than are Americans. Is that because of the historical connection to Mussolini?

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Re:US-backed Israeli company's spyware used to target Europe... by input_sh on Thursday June 12, 2025 @02:05PM (#44260729)

It's because the descendants of original fascists are currently ruling Italy. Including Alessandra Mussolini (AKA Benito Mussolini's granddaughter), who's not in the same party as Meloni, but is in coalition with Meloni's party.

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Re:US-backed Israeli company's spyware used to target Europe... by chrisweekly on Thursday June 12, 2025 @07:13PM (#44264221)

Thanks. (That explains all the downvotes for an innocent - albeit ignorant - Q.)

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