Malaysian boy on trial for allegedly murdering girl in school

The malaysian story

The high-profile case has shocked Malaysia and sparked debate about the effect of social media on children

Why this counts

What makes this worth tracking, according to BBC, is the chain of decisions it may trigger.

What precedes this

The background, as BBC reports, involves shifts that have been visible for some time in malaysian, boy, trial, murdering, girl.

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The lens

Signal Ledger reads this through the lens of malaysian, boy, trial, murdering, girl: The high-profile case has shocked Malaysia and sparked debate about the effect of social media on children.