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Benché sia un fenomeno diffuso, non se ne parla mai.

Benché sia un fenomeno diffuso, non se ne parla mai.
Although it is a widespread phenomenon, people never talk about it.
From Lesson 309:Impersonal and reflexive partitives (se ne)·Italian

Questions & Answers about Benché sia un fenomeno diffuso, non se ne parla mai.

How does the cluster se ne work in this sentence?
This is a combination of the impersonal si (meaning "one" or "people") and the pronoun ne (meaning "about it"). When si comes before ne, its vowel changes from i to e, giving us se ne parla (people talk about it).
What exactly is the ne replacing here?
In Italian, you talk about something using parlare di. The pronoun ne often replaces phrases starting with di. Here, it stands in for di questo fenomeno (about this phenomenon).
Why do we use the subjunctive sia instead of the indicative è?
The conjunction benché (although or even though) introduces a concession, and in Italian, it always triggers the subjunctive mood. Therefore, we must use the present subjunctive sia rather than the standard present tense è.
Why are the negative words split up as non ... mai?
When using a double negative like non ... mai (never), the word order is strict. The primary negative marker non must go directly before the pronoun cluster and the verb (non se ne parla), while mai usually sits immediately after the conjugated verb.

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