Guwahati, Aug. 29 -- Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni strongly condemned the online circulation of manipulated images that targeted her and other prominent women, calling the situation "disgusting" in a statement to Corriere della Sera daily.

Authorities discovered the doctored images, ranging from political event photos to private vacation snapshots, on a pornographic website that had altered them to sexually objectify the women.

The site, named Phica, a vulgar pun on a slang term for female genitalia in Italian, amassed over 700,000 subscribers before shutting down on Thursday.

The platform's administrators blamed users for violating its terms, despite its long-running presence since 2005.

Investigators linked the shutdown to r...