They love TikTok and those who have no flag, who are the young people who devastated Milan

Typical clothing

The type of participant present in protest marches these days, with the intent to loot and destroy everything in their path, is quite recognizable. Beardless, always dressed in black, a hood to cover the face and often a balaclava: this is the typical clothing of the very young people present on Italian streets. There are those who call them "maranza", often they are second generation Italians who, rather than shouting slogans and demanding rights, were intent on making videos for social media while the center of cities like Milan was being put to fire and sword.

The role of TikTok

And TikTok, the platform they use most, demonstrates its attention to urban assaults with rather clear numbers. There are even those who, in order to appear on video, do not hesitate to lower their balaclava. As mentioned, for the most part, these are very young kids, mostly minors, not included in known groups and therefore difficult to communicate with. On the one hand, there are also those who are motivated by anger but it often happens that boredom is the basis of the revolts. They have the ability to move in very small groups and dissolve immediately after striking.

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Over the past few hours, over 200 people have been arrested

Even yesterday, 18 October, a real urban guerrilla war took place again in the center of Milan with groups of hooded kids who carried out looting and devastation just a few meters from Piazza Duomo. Over 200 people were arrested, 80% were minors and at least 500 thousand euros in damages are estimated. Prime Minister Meloni has called a meeting for today and promised "new tools" to stem "those who sow chaos". The hypothesis is an intervention like the Caivano decree.

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