Rome: Italy with strict decision not to use English or other foreign languages. International media reported quoting the Italian government that if used, heavy fines would be imposed.
The new legislation was introduced by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s ‘Brothers of Italy’ party. It has been decided to impose a fine of up to Rs 90 lakh for using any foreign language, especially English, in official communication.
The draft bill says that the English language is destroying the Italian language and diminishing the prestige of the language.
The use of English will also be banned in institutions operating in the country. At the same time, the bill also says that the Italian language version will be provided to the institutions.
“It’s not about fashion. Fashions come and go. However, the impact of the English obsession is on society as a whole.’ CNN reported that it is mentioned in the draft bill.
The foreign language ban will become law in Italy if both houses of parliament pass the bill.
But the opposition also came forward to protest against the bill. The opposition criticized the decision as damaging the country’s international image. There are also criticisms that this will lead to Italy’s backwardness in the field of competition in the international market.
At the same time, Italy also announced that chat GPT will be banned the other day. Chat GPT was banned after it was found to have breached security standards.
The Wall Street Journal reported that the Italian Data Protection Regulatory Authority has announced that it is temporarily banning chat GPT due to privacy concerns.
Italy is the first western country to ban chat GPT. After the order came out, Open AI, the maker of Chat GPT, issued a statement saying that it had frozen its operations in Italy.
After this, now the order has come banning foreign languages including English.
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