Did Social Media Over-Sharing Lead to a Chinese Teen's Death?

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Zoe Fox
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Did Social Media Over-Sharing Lead to a Chinese Teen's Death?

After a high-school student from Shenzhen, China, died earlier this month, some netizens speculated that over-sharing online led to the young girl's death.

Lai Zengyutong frequently shared her locations to Sina Weibo, China's Twitter clone, which has few security settings. Police are now investigating whether the 16-year-old's online activity played a part in her disappearance.

The day after Lai went missing, her body was found in a junk shop. So far, police have arrested a 19-year-old man in connection with the case.

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