Online harassment — Polizia di Stato · Italy

Direct answer

Threats, stalking, revenge porn and organised harassment are crimes online exactly as offline. Save everything first — screenshots with the URL, the date and the account name — because the content will disappear once you report it. Report to the platform to get it removed, and to Polizia di Stato / Carabinieri — denuncia (112) (112) to get it prosecuted; with the evidence saved, both can happen the same day. Rete Dafne / Sportelli per le vittime di reato (retedafne.it) supports victims free of charge and helps with the report. For children and teenagers, Telefono Azzurro 19696 / 114 Emergenza Infanzia (19696) is the specialised line.

Call firstPolizia di Stato / Carabinieri — denuncia (112)

Report toRete Dafne / Sportelli per le vittime di reato

If that failsTelefono Azzurro 19696 / 114 Emergenza Infanzia

🗣️ What to say

"Since [date] I have been [threatened / harassed / had images shared] on [platform] by [account(s)]. Screenshots with dates and links attached. I want to report this; I have not responded to the person. I would like to know how to stop the content and whether I can request the account holder's identity."

🪜 Step by step

Save the evidenceScreenshot with URL and time; export chats; note account handles. Do not delete the messages.
Do not engageNo replies, no threats back. Block only after saving.
Report to the platformUse the "harassment" or "intimate images" route — those are handled fastest. Ask for the account to be preserved for the police.
Report to Polizia di Stato / Carabinieri — denuncia (112)Threats, stalking, sexual images, doxxing. The saved evidence makes the report actionable.
Support: Rete Dafne / Sportelli per le vittime di reatoFree, confidential, and they know the platforms' escalation contacts.

📇 All contacts

Polizia di Stato / Carabinieri — denuncia (112)Report at any police stationTheft, robbery, threats, stalking📞 112 🔗 www.poliziadistato.it

Rete Dafne / Sportelli per le vittime di reatoVictim support, freeAfter any crime🔗 www.retedafne.it

Telefono Azzurro 19696 / 114 Emergenza InfanziaHelpline for children and teenagers, emergenciesFor children and teenagers📞 19696 🔗 www.azzurro.it

Garante per la protezione dei dati personaliComplaints against companies, investigations, finesWhen the company does not answer within a month or misuses data📞 06 696771 🔗 www.garanteprivacy.it

❓ Frequently asked

Intimate images of me were shared

A crime in every EU country. Report to the platform under the intimate-image route (removal within hours) and to the police; specialised takedown services exist through Rete Dafne / Sportelli per le vittime di reato.

The harasser is anonymous

Platforms can be ordered to disclose the identity in a criminal case; the police request it. Your job is the evidence.

It is a child being bullied

Telefono Azzurro 19696 / 114 Emergenza Infanzia and the school. Schools have duties; the child's messages should be saved, not deleted.

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Last checked: 2026-09-26

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