Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez condemned the events on the social media platform X. "What we witnessed in Barcelona this weekend is not an act of democracy; it is pure vandalism incited via social media. An investigation is underway, and many of those arrested will face justice," the Prime Minister stated in the days following the unrest. Businesses—including restaurants, hotels, and shops—fear that a "France-style" scenario could spread to Barcelona. Many citizens are asking why this has, for the moment, occurred only in Barcelona—and not in Madrid or other cities. Is there an electoral message or a political motive behind these actions, or are the perpetrators simply a group of ultra-violent youths from dysfunctional family backgrounds? An the most important question: What is Blocus, how is it organized, and who is behind it?

Anonymous call to action: The last protest from Blocus in Barcelona was promoted via social media (primarily TikTok) and messaging channels such as WhatsApp and Telegram by an anonymous group called Blocus. The mirror effect with France: Under the slogan "Institut Indignats" [Indignant High Schools], the messages urged young people to replicate in Spain the intense student and secondary-school protests currently taking place in France. The poster called for "more resources, better facilities, and quality education." Gratuït vandalism: Both the Barcelona City Council and the Department of the Interior of the Generalitat have totally disconnected the fets of any legitimate social demands (such as that of access to habitation, which maintained a peaceful encampment in the Mateixa Plaça) and have titled the acts of authentic "crime" i "gratuitous violence

Ho varem avisar. Varem dir que entre les cinc i les sis de la tarda del dissabte 24 d’octubre, al centre de Barcelona s´estaven organitzant greus disturbus, robatoris etc...Varem dir que els nois de les tendes a Pl Catalunya no hi teníen res a veure. Ells mateixos ho varen demostrar lluitant contra els que estaven cremant i destrossant la plaça. Un grup de 500 joves, mes unes 200 persones adultos, (alguns molt joves), havien estat convocats per WhatsApp, Tik-Tok i Telegram, per manifestar-se sense una reivindicació clara més enllà d’una pancarta que resava «Contra el sistema, instituts en lluita». Però el perfil de les persones que s’agrupaven al centre de la capital de Catalunya no responia a una manifestació d’estudiants ni tampoc a grupuscles de l’extrema esquerra en defensa de l’habitatge. Ara la premsa veu la llum, veuen la veritat i publiquen: E "-El públic era nou". Oh miracle!! ara s´en adonen? Diuen que el que molts periodistes, comunicadors, càmeras i corresponsals internacionals varem veure ahir en directe recordava més les imatges de França dels darrers dies. I el guió de com ha avançat la tarda i el vespre ho ha confirmat. Ara sembla que alguns per fin veuen la llum i reconeixen que el que portem dient desde fa temps, es totalment cert.