A church without doctrine is a mere social club or an arbitrary special interest group, but a “church” that remains doctrinally correct but only connects online is a mere chat room. A disembodied online existence makes it too easy to hide who and what we really are from those God has called us to love and be loved by. The Christian life cannot be fully lived online.
Documents reportedly show how Facebook ignores Instagram’s adverse impact on teens and the spread of misinformation on its platform. In addition, it reportedly makes alterations to its algorithmic feed that boosts user engagement while simultaneously increasing hostility and discontent.
Frances Haugen, a former data scientist at Facebook, quit the company and became a whistleblower this year. She says the company knows some of its products are dangerous, but refuses to take action.
Internal documents have recently revealed that in 2019, 19 of Facebook's top 20 Christian pages were run by "bad actors" based out of Kosovo and Macedonia. "This is not normal. This is not healthy," the report's author said.
Facebook has introduced a new "I prayed" button to its platform.
On Friday, Facebook announced that President Trump will be banned from the social media platform for at least the next two years.
LifeSiteNews has reportedly been permanently banned from Facebook. The tech giant is accusing the group of continually violating policies regarding COVID-19.
Facebook has reportedly introduced a new prayer post feature. The function will allow members of Facebook groups to ask for and respond to prayer requests.
According to The Christian Post, Facebook temporarily suspended Robert Gagnon, a professor of New Testament Theology at Houston Baptist University, deeming his words as an “incitement” to violence.
President Trump has been indefinitely suspended from Facebook and temporarily locked out of his Twitter account following the deathly Capitol riots.
