Before two 18-year-old men allegedly killed 31 people in separate shootings over the past two weeks, they turned to a variety of social media apps to share troubling private messages.
Democracy Dies in Darkness
As young gunmen turn toward new social networks, old safeguards fail
Private messaging apps are harder to scan for warning signs of potential violence, experts say
By Naomi Nix
and Updated May 26, 2022 at 2:02 p.m. EDT|Published May 26, 2022 at 12:12 p.m. EDT