July 23, 2025. Viralized topics on the net in the last 24 hours

The Piedone case, the new reforms announced by the government and the death of Ozzy Osbourne attracted most of the attention of the public who got their news yesterday from the social networks. The analysis below shows the dominant themes in the top 100 viral headlines, according to the volume of interactions generated on Facebook the previous day, highlighting the topics that have focused the interest of internet users in Romania.

One of the most visible topics in the analyzed stream is the investigation that targeted the head of ANPC. The raids conducted by DNA at the home of Cristian Popescu Piedone and the investigations on the possible disclosure of information prior to an ANPC control were covered by several sources, such as [Digi 24], [Stirile PROTV], [HotNews.ro], [g4media.ro] and [epochtimes-romania.com]. The headlines reflected both reports about the investigation and reactions of those involved or commentators.

Another major topic of interest was public sector reforms. Information about the announced measures to reform state-owned companies, including limiting salary privileges, appeared in articles with social media engagement published by [biziday.ro], [HotNews.ro], [Stirile PROTV], [epochtimes-romania.com] and [g4media.ro]. The reform of the special pension system, including proposals to increase the retirement age and change the way pensions are calculated, was another focus, covered by [biziday.ro].

In the field of education, online hearings focused on the results of the Titularization [ziarulunirea.ro] and the legislative changes on the teaching norm and the impact of these changes on teachers, with opinions expressed by representatives of the Ministry of Education and CCR decisions reported by [edupedu.ro].

The international topics attracted attention with reports about accusations from the European Commission about Russia's possible involvement in the no-confidence motion against Ursula von der Leyen, reported by [Stirile PROTV] and [Digi 24].

The news of the death of Ozzy Osbourne has generated major interest around articles on the subject published by [biziday.ro], [HotNews.ro], [Digi 24] and [g4media.ro].

ARTICLES WITH REDUCED VIRALITY

1. DNA prosecutors raid Piedone's home [DIGI 24]
2. European Commission accuses Russia behind Piperea's no-confidence motion against von der Leyen [ȘTIRILE PROTV]
3. The government is preparing to reform the special pension system. Deputy Prime Minister Tánczos Barna has announced that they are considering raising the retirement age and rethinking the calculation so that the pension is not higher than the salary [BIZIDAY.RO]
4. A moață from Bistra, the highest score at Titularization 2025 in Alba: Ioana Cîrjea a luat nota 9,85 și vrea să fie învățătoare în Apuseni [ZIARULUNIREA.RO]
5. Ozzy Osbourne has died. The heavy metal legend was 76. Two weeks ago, he played a huge farewell concert with his former Black Sabbath bandmates [BIZIDAY.RO]
6. Ilie Bolojan announces staff cuts. 10,000 people have public sector pension and salary [ȘTIRILE PROTV]
7. Ozzy Osbourne has died. The legendary Black Sabbath frontman passed away shortly after his farewell concert [HOTNEWS.RO]
8. Why Stănescu is threatening Bolojan with leaving the government. "His daughter at ANCOM gets €3,500, his son-in-law at ASF gets €10,900" [EPOCHTIMES-ROMANIA.COM]
9. Nicușor Dan, alarmed by poll showing that Romanians have a good opinion of Ceausescu: 'We must fight disinformation' [NEWS SOURCES]
10. The main measures announced by the Bolojan government for the reform of state-owned companies: amending legislation to reduce the number of board members, cap their earnings and re-evaluate performance indicators [BIZIDAY.RO]

***** Synthesis realized with the help of a monitoring feed provided by the NewsVibe Romania, team based on several online monitoring software. The top viral links are measured based on the number of interactions generated on Facebook by topics from the Romanian online press. Virality is measured by the cumulative number of likes, comments and shares obtained by various links over the course of a day.

We can observe, every time, that the virality of a link is not directly proportional to the overall impact of an online source. Often, links coming from local sources, or niche pages can get significantly more interactions than traditional media sources.

The analysis, data and images presented have been enhanced using Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence tools.