The topic became popular on Twitter under the hashtag #staging, and the video was seen by more than 6.5 million people in less than 24 hours. It is also discussed on the jeuxvideo.com forum where Greta Thunberg is a recurring target of users. So what do we know about this scene? On this new day of the demonstration, the group of protesters were arrested by the police as they approached the mine, a huge open-pit mine. The event was closely monitored following this weekend’s clashes, hence the heavy police presence on site, but also the press.
A journalist from the German daily newspaper Bild was there. In his diary he describes the course of events. “When Greta was released from the group by the police, two officers took her away in a police van. But it was already full of other climate activists who were asked to give their contact details. Greta was brought back and that’s where this picture appeared, where we lingered for a few minutes, with another activist on his left.” A photo session that resulted in multiple shots taken by press agency photographers and sold to the media. Like this picture below or this one from Portal.