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Poland's Tusk denounces online 'cult of violence' after school stabbings

Poland's prime minister on Thursday blamed social media and video games for fueling a "cult of violence" among youths, citing digital influences behind a recent spate of knife attacks by adolescents in schools.

AFP WORLD
Published October 08,2026 05:47 PM
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Poland's prime minister said Thursday that social media and video games are behind a "cult of violence" that has led to recent knife attacks by adolescents at school.

Teenagers have fallen "under the influence of the internet, video games, and content that promotes pure violence", Donald Tusk said at a press conference. "Unfortunately, has also reached Poland."