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Mediaset Sues Fabrizio Corona for €160 Million as Platforms Remove His Accounts

A first hearing is set for 21 September in Milan.

Overview

  • Mediaset and high-profile presenters and executives filed a civil action seeking €160 million in reputational and patrimonial damages against Corona and related companies.
  • Meta and YouTube removed Corona’s accounts and content for multiple community-standard violations, and the Falsissimo YouTube channel remains without videos.
  • Corona has repeatedly tried to reappear on social media, with brief Instagram returns removed again, and he has launched a new profile on X.
  • Mediaset says any sums awarded will create a fund for legal assistance to victims of stalking, Codice Rosso crimes and cyberbullying.
  • The Milan prosecutor has opened multiple lines of investigation as Mediaset integrates new allegations, while Corona’s lawyers have filed a reclamo against the 26 January injunction tied to Alfonso Signorini.