
It was a morning event dedicated to reflecting together on the informed use of social media and on bullying and body shaming. This was the purpose of “Beyond the screen – Digital identities and the perfection traps,” the event promoted by the Postal and Communications Police that took place on 2 October at the Auditorium Parco della Musica’s Sala Sinopoli.
AS Roma, which has been committed to countering bullying for a number of years through the “A Scuola di Tifo” project, happily accepted the invitation to participate in the event with Chief Football Operating Officer Maurizio Lombardo, along with some players from the men’s and women’s youth teams, as well as the club’s mascot Romolo. They all joined the rest of the audience, made up of hundreds of students from the capital.
A group of young Lazio players also attended the event, together with the President ofthe SS Lazio Foundation, Cristina Mezzaroma, with whom the invitation to use socialmedia responsibly and respectfully was shared.
Following the introductory greetings by Chief of Police Vincenzo Pisani, many celebrities and influencers went onstage to discuss bullying and body shaming or to tell their personal stories. Among them was also Stephan El Shaarawy, who has over six million followers on Instagram. He decided to send a video message to the audience just a few moments before the team’s Europa League match against Lille.
“As a player I’ve learned that, within a group, you must find the best parts of each person,” said El Shaarawy as he addressed the students. “Unfortunately, we often do not go beyond a person’s physical appearance. However, a person is a precious resource and has the right to experience his or her personality as he or she wishes to. Bullying is just a form of shallowness and stupidity.”
The Postal and Communications Police noted that the ideal of perfection that ispromoted on social media can negatively influence how teenagers grow up. Fakeprofiles, which can also be created through identity theft, promote beauty standards orweight loss products, thus exposing young people to the risk of being manipulated ordeceived. Social media are not a suitable place to solve one’s personal problems anddeal with complex situations: in these cases, one must always speak to a trusted adultor experts.
During the first six months of 2025, the Postal and Communications Police handledmore than 400 cases of minors who were the victims of catfishing, sextortion, revengeporn and cyberbullying, acting swiftly to protect the users and identify the perpetrators.
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