Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is calling for regulations on big tech companies and social media giants.
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is calling for regulations on big tech companies and social media giants.
These days, it seems like every news headline is calibrated to grab our attention and entice us to click on the link. Unfortunately, few of these headlines stoke our desire to be informed and instead are tailored to either make us angry or afraid. Appealing to these two strong emotions–fear and loathing–may spell big paydays for corporations, but they are killing our souls and destroying our sanity. Followers of Jesus have to find a better way to read the news.
Despite the Colorado mass shooter reportedly being an immigrant from Syria who practices Islam, Newsweek reports that a Twitter spokesperson told the outlet that calling the gunman a “White Christian terrorist" does not violate the social media platform’s misinformation policies.
At times I think we mistake prophetic words—calling out sin and injustice in the church—with a kind of performative self-flagellation incentivized by a social media environment that rewards hot-takes, shaming, and appealing to tribes.
An advisor for former President Donald Trump confirmed over the weekend that Trump will soon be launching his own social media platform.
MyPillow CEO and vocal Trump supporter Mike Lindell recently announced that he will be launching his own social media platform in the coming weeks.
In an interview on Wednesday, former President Trump said he is currently in talks with some people about creating his own social media platform or website.
Twitter has reportedly permanently banned Mike Lindell and his company MyPillow from the platform over Lindell's continued belief that the 2020 presidential election was rigged.
As followers of Jesus, we are to declare and defend biblical morality “with gentleness and respect” (1 Peter 3:15). This does not guarantee that we will not be censored or vilified.
The program, which is currently in its pilot phase, calls for Twitter users in the U.S to test it out by adding notes “with helpful context to Tweets that you think are misleading.”
