EIO to silence bloggers across the EU?

The following is from the EU Observer and is linked here.

Italian gag law threatens bloggers with €25,000 fines for ‘incorrect' facts

29.07.2010 @ 17:44 CET

Bloggers, podcasters and even anyone who posts updates on social networks such as Facebook all face being slapped with fines of up to €25,000 for publishing incorrect facts, if a bill that journalists' organisations are calling "authoritarian" currently before the Italian parliament is passed.