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Tempi: Digital Listening for the Massive Protests
The debate on the tragic train accident in Tempi has not ceased, on the contrary, public outrage and demands for justice are intensifying. Analysis of publicity data for the period 1 January – 3 March 2025 via the Brandwatch platform reveals a rapid increase in references, especially on 28 February, a day on which mass protests took place in many cities in Greece and abroad, with the participation of citizens of all ages.
Following a recent analysis of publicity data up to a few days before the two-year anniversary of the accident in Tempi, the Clip News team analyzed the online picture of the issue including data up to 3 March.
Rapid Increase in Publicity
According to Brandwatch data for the period 1 January – 3 March 2025:
- 2.3 million references were recorded on social media and internet (mainly news sites), an increase of 1,170% compared to the previous period.
- 58,760 unique authors participated in the discussion, recording an increase of 259%, compared to the previous period.
Evolution Over Time
The graph below shows the evolution of the volume of references per day for the whole period under consideration:
- On 26 January, the day of the previous protests, over 125,000 internet and social media references were collected.
- On 28 February, the day of the demonstrations to mark the two-year anniversary of the accident, the number of internet and social media references exceeded 180,000.
- The publicity remains heightened with tens of thousands of relevant references in the first days of March, with ongoing discussions and analyses.
Sentiment Analysis
Sentiment analysis separates all relevant references into negative, neutral and positive. As is evident, sentiment remains extremely high:
- 59% of the references are negative, pointing to accountability, delays in justice and requests for transparency.
- 41% are neutral, coming mainly from news sites, while no positive references can be found.
Top Hashtags and Phrases
Word Cloud presents the most frequently used words and hashtags for the topic, helping to understand the main themes that were addressed. Especially on social media, the conversation is accompanied by hashtags and slogans that highlight the sense of injustice:
- #τέμπη_έγκλημα and #τέμπη_συγκάλυψη remain dominant hashtags.
- The phrase “I have no oxygen” continues to be widely used as a symbol of the tragedy.
Top Sources
The diagram shows the sources of references collected by the Brandwatch platform for the keyword “Tempi”:
- 86% of references come from X.
- 12% of references were recorded on news websites.
- The remaining 2% was shared on other social media channels.
The Tempi accident continues to be one of the top issues of public debate in Greece. The data collected by the Brandwatch platform from the internet and social media confirms that there has been a constant increase in publicity on the issue and a strong emotional charge.
Analysis Identity
Digital Listening Tool: Brandwatch
Date Range: 01/01/25 – 03/03/25
Sources: websites, blogs, forums, social media (subject to the limitations of each channel)
Keywording/Analysis: Clip News
Search Restrictions
- The Brandwatch platform collects data from websites, blogs, forums, social media (X, Facebook, Reddit, Tumblr, etc.) with the restrictions defined by each channel. For example, discussions in closed forums or Facebook private groups are not collected.
- For this collection of publicity data on the topic of Tempi, the keywording of the search focused on the word “Tempi” with several variations. This means that references, comments or discussions about the accident that do not include these keywords have not been collected.
The above analysis provides an indicative approach, taking into account that varying the publicity data sample and time range may produce different insights.
