🔴 When school violence becomes contained! The Rome case reignites social alarm as the EU KIDS Act appears imminent

The attack on a teacher at a middle school in Centocelle, Rome, has once again brought the relationship between minors, social media, and violent content to the forefront. This time, the perpetrator is a 13-year-old boy, who attacked the teacher with pepper spray and a knife. Another factor that makes the case even more significant is the attempt to transform this horrific incident into digital content capable of generating engagement and garnering likes.

According to investigators, the boy had a smartphone connected to a Telegram live stream during the attack. The Carabinieri are examining the device and his social media profile to reconstruct communications prior to the event and to determine if anyone may have incited him, although a connection between social media and the attack has not yet been established.