The Italian Supreme Court overturned a Court of Appeal decision and held that the editor of an online blog can be held criminally responsible for the publication of a defamatory article on his online platform.  The Court determined that blogs, like traditional newspapers, fall within the notion of "the press" as provided for by law, and as such are subject to constitutional and basic regulations governing the distribution of information to the public. Therefore editors and administrators of  such websites are responsible for upholding professional editorial standards and practices before posting content publicly. The Court held that the editor's liability cannot be exempted for content published anonymously and held that his responsibility applied for the entire time that the article was accessible online.