A. WhatsApp group containing violent and pornographic content It has gone viral among 12-year-olds in Barcelona in recent days. Many things were shared in it porn images –one with a corpse- and animal abuse where a hand is visible drowning a chicken. They also appear racist comments Messages such as “putos moros” or “Viva Franco” declarations homophobes Phrases like “you look gay” or “next comment is gay”, requests for sex, insults, and sales-related references give a stimulant. Minors, many of whom are in the first year of ESO Added by unknown people. Some institutions that identified what was happening discussed the issue in class and warned parents to talk to their children and watch this content over the next few days. Mossos, which is currently investigating the incident, recommends the following: leave the group, Do not interact with him and do not report him.
Eight o’clock in the morning on Wednesday, October 11th. 12-year-old Joan (not her real name), a high school student in Barcelona, had half an hour until classes started. “I was with a friend who told me he was in a WhatsApp group. There were many people from the ‘Insti’ and I asked him to let me in. “I thought it would be a good thing,” he says. The group was called ‘Kids All Over Spain’ and no one knew the manager and creator of the group.
Added by strangers without permission
The truth was that within a few minutes Joan was already inside. “I said hello and put my cell phone away when classes started,” the boy says. When he opened it again there were 3,000 messages. Among these, there are entire extracts of pornographic, degrading images, animal abuse, racist and homophobic nature. “This is very monstrous stuff, and I didn’t like it shortly after I left the band.“, says the boy who hasn’t said anything to his parents but knows his other classmates are still inside him.
“I don’t know who informed the teachers, but they found out and we talked about it in class,” explains another student. The girl says that all ESO freshmen at her school who have cell phones have been added to this group by strangers. “There like 200 people in chat They say that those who have it done may be 18 years old. But the teachers say they can be bigger,” says the girl, a little afraid. “How did they get their cell phone numbers?” she wonders. Teachers told them to leave the group. “But they put you back in second grade,” the girl explains. Some students also posted ‘stickers’ with pictures of their classmates.
Topic discussed in class
This is not the only institution taking action on the issue. “I heard most of your children yesterday afternoon,They joined the WhatsApp group called ‘CHILDREN OF SPAIN’ with content that appears inappropriate: hate speech, violent content, sexual….”. Communication with the families of another institution spread among the Whatsapp groups of parents in the neighborhood begins. In addition, it is not known yet whether there are younger children receiving assistance. “Since we do not know the purpose of the group and the scope of the action, we think it is important to inform you. you can talk to your children and get security measures you intend to protect your data“, is recommended in writing.
Central computer crimes unit Mossos d’Esquadra They have been investigating since Wednesday Whatsapp group ‘Children all over Spain’El Periódico de Catalunya of the Prensa Ibérica group has learned. Catalan police launched an investigation after receiving several warnings from citizens about the porn content and hateful statements of this chat, which went viral among children under 12 in Barcelona. Unknown.
Likewise, the police are calling out to families. report To be able to analyze the facts and preserve the material, as it is possible that some of the content shared here may constitute a criminal offence.