Children born in 2010 are currently being bullied in France under the hashtag # Anti2010.
Now the French education minister speaks out.
Paris - The internet is full of hate.
This anger is often directed at certain individuals or groups.
It is rather unusual when such hate campaigns are directed against 10- and 11-year-olds.
In France, children born in 2010 are being teased and marginalized under the hashtag # Anti2010.
With the start of the new school year, bullying moves from the Internet to the schoolyard.
According to French media reports, this mockery and bullying campaign has only really picked up speed.
As reported by the broadcaster
france info
, some of the children receive sometimes disturbing threats on social media.
On TikTok there are videos under the hashtags # anti2010, # anti2010nul, # anti2010cancers or # brigadeanti2010 calling for people to make fun of "2010s" and to insult them.
Many of the clips have several million clicks.
# Anti2010: Mobbing against the year 2010 - "Phenomenon to be taken very seriously"
Several associations and parents of affected students have already sounded the alarm. The problem is definitely a "very serious phenomenon", Justine Atlan also emphasized to
france info
. As chairwoman of the E-enfance association, she advocates the protection of children on the Internet. Although it is not necessary to dramatize the problem, Atlan called on the authorities and politicians to react. After all, the Internet is not a “lawless zone”.
Now even the French Minister of Education, Jean-Michel Blanquer, spoke up.
In a video on Twitter, he warns French schools about the phenomenon and urges older students to welcome the sixth graders in a friendly manner at the lycée.
As for the bullying and the campaign itself, he made it clear: “This is of course completely stupid!” Instead, he proposed a counter-action with the hashtag # BienvenueAux2010.
The bizarre phenomenon of bullying in France: # Anti2010 - what's behind it?
But how did the phenomenon come about? Why are children born in 2010, of all people, being targeted? Behind the teasing is apparently a computer game and a song by a YouTuber. In Fortnite, one of the most popular online games in the world, older players accuse the young of breaking the rules. Officially, the game is only released from 12. The hatred of individual players rose to # Anti2010.
The bullying campaign is said to have been reinforced by the song by a young French YouTuber.
In “Pop it Mania”, “Pink Lily”, born in 2010, celebrates her generation.
She sings sentences like “We are the queens of 2010” or “Born in 2010 and already part of all the trends”.
According to the newspaper
Le
Parisien
, the song has significantly increased the "# Anti2010" phenomenon.
Strange bullying phenomenon in France: TikTok deletes hashtag # Anti2010
At least the hashtag itself has been banned from TikTok since Friday.
"This phrase can be associated with behavior or content that violates our guidelines," writes TikTok.
Will the phenomenon disappear just as quickly in French schoolyards?
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