His son's killers organised his murder on social media

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Stuart Stephens will never forget the moment his 13-year-old son, Olly, walked out of the front door and never came home. Olly was murdered on 3 January 2021 by two other teens, aged 13 and 14 at the time, who were convicted of murder. But Stephens is convinced there is another culprit. The stabbing was prompted, planned, and coordinated across several social media platforms. Last year in the UK, a fifth of people arrested for terrorism offences were under 18. Counter-terrorism experts warn that outlawing social media for children is a matter of national security. So what are children really watching online? Listen to this week's Slow Newscast as The Observer's Political Editor Rachel Sylvester investigates here: https://observer.co.uk/listen/the-slow-newscast/social-media-is-killing-our-kids