An Italian town has started slapping people with a hefty fine if they're caught taking a selfie.
Portofino on the Italian Riviera is one of the many incredible beautiful towns in the boot shaped country which attracts heaving throngs of tourists each year.
It is a perfect place to visit with its many pastel-coloured houses, high-end boutiques and seafood restaurants.
That is, unless you love taking selfies.
The local government has introduced no-waiting zones to stop tourists from 'lingering' for too long in popular beauty spots.
If you are caught with your phone turned face-wards in certain spots you could be fined up to 275 euros (£242).
Mayor of Portofino, Matteo Viacava, said selfie takers had been causing "anarchic chaos", including massive traffic jams and blocked streets.
The rule was introduced over the Easter weekend and will remain in place until the holiday season ends in October.
If you are desperate to snap a photo of yourself in the forbidden zones, the ban lifts at 6pm each day.
Portofino is not the only place where taking selfies is banned.
The railway network across Japan has forbidden the use of selfie sticks for fear that people will touch overhead wiring and electrocute themselves, From Japan reports.
In the UK photographing yourself in parts of the Tower of London is banned due to security reasons connected to the Crown Jewels.
Inside the Jewel House taking photos or videos with these royal gems is strictly forbidden as it’s seen as a security risk.
In Spain selfies are banned during the annual Running of the Bulls event held in Pamplona.
The rule is designed to stop people getting themselves gored by the bulls and can see people fined €3000 (£2,640).
Authorities governing Lake Tahoe in California have also banned the practice as well as too many people were trying to snatch shots of themselves with bears.
“We’ve had mobs of people that are actually rushing toward the bears trying to get a ‘selfie’ photo,” Lisa Herron, spokesperson for the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, told the Reno Gazette-Journal in 2014.
“It is presenting a safety issue. We are afraid someone is going to get attacked.”
