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OUR OBJECTIVES
Protecting our children; safeguarding everyone—particularly minors and the most vulnerable—from excessive social media use; delivering accurate, uncompromised information about the real dangers of social media abuse; giving voice to parents watching their children lose their youth and spontaneity glued to a smartphone; and building the foundation for collective legal redress for the countless tragedies reported daily in the news.
WELCOME to the portal providing full details on the legal initiative brought by MOIGE and a collective of Families, represented by Ambrosio & Commodo Law Firm: a collective injunctive action against:
The collective injunction is a legal remedy available to citizens, incorporated into our legal system in 2021 and governed by Art. 840 sexiesdecies of the Italian Code of Civil Procedure, which establishes:
“Anyone with an interest in obtaining an injunction against acts and conduct carried out to the detriment of a plurality of individuals or entities may take legal action to secure an order to cease or prohibit the reiteration of such acts or omissions. Non-profit organizations or associations whose statutory purposes include protecting the interests harmed by the conduct referred to in the first sentence have standing to file the action provided they are registered on the list pursuant to Article 840 bis, second paragraph. The action may be brought against enterprises or entities managing public services or services of public utility regarding acts and conduct committed in the performance of their respective activities.”
Confronting the destructive impact of social media on minors and the vulnerable
MOIGE asserts that the time has come, with the representation of the attorneys at Studio Ambrosio & Commodo, to fiercely defend minors, their parents, and their families…
Did you know that social media access in Italy is prohibited for children under the age of fourteen?
In its filing, MOIGE details and documents the grave psychological harms—in some cases irreversible and permanent—faced by minors…
The "Social Media" Phenomenon by the Numbers
The pervasive intrusion of social media into the daily lives of Italian citizens—and especially into the lives of minors, adolescents, and young children—is proven by staggering figures…
3.31M+
Underage Instagram users
2.95 M+
Underage Facebook users
1.84 M+
Underage TikTok users
8.112 M+
Total underage accounts
…Taking action against Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok is therefore, for MOIGE, a mandatory duty to protect minors and families, who in turn join this initiative recognizing its validity in defending the fundamental right to health of their children…
WHO WE ARE
The ITALIAN PARENTS MOVEMENT – MOIGE APS (hereinafter MOIGE), is a nationally representative Social Promotion Association dedicated to protecting minors from risks, dangers, and distress within society, safeguarding the role of minors and parents across all spheres of their distinct and inalienable concern, while also promoting the recognition of parents' social role as a central, foundational pillar of civil society and defending the right of parents to raise and educate their children in freedom.
MOIGE has identified compelling social evidence of the persistent violation of the rights of minors and families by various social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok—specifically regarding the unlawful registration of children under 14 and the total lack of transparency surrounding the algorithms engineered by these platforms to foster addiction in minors, an alarming situation poised to deteriorate further with intensified information manipulation driven by artificial intelligence designed to influence young users' choices and prolong screen time on these platforms…
AMBROSIO & COMMODO – Associated Law Firm – Turin
To achieve the objectives and legal protections pursued through their collective injunctive action, MOIGE and Families have retained the AMBROSIO & COMMODO Associated Law Firm of Turin, specifically instructing attorneys Stefano Maria Commodo, Renato Ambrosio, Stefano Bertone, Daniele Lonardo, and Fabrizio Lala to lead the litigation.
The Ambrosio & Commodo Law Firm has cultivated extensive, proven expertise in class action litigation, having launched judicial proceedings in the United States against major industrial conglomerates since 1997, in partnership with prominent American firms specializing in class action lawsuits…
