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Death by Social Media: The Instagram Effect

Death by Social Media: The Instagram Effect

While social media has much good to offer us, too much of a good thing can become a bad thing. St. Paul said, “Let your moderation be known to all people. The Lord is at hand.” [Philippians 4:5] The wisest man who ever lived wrote, “Like a city whose walls are broken through is a person who lacks self-control.” [Proverbs 25:28] Nowhere is a lack of moderation more dangerous than social media gluttony.

Tori Kelly Encourages Her Listeners to Turn to God, Not Social Media, for Acceptance

Tori Kelly Encourages Her Listeners to Turn to God, Not Social Media, for Acceptance

In a recent interview, Grammy Award-winning singer Tori Kelly encouraged her listeners to turn to God for acceptance rather than social media.

Trump Launching New Social Media Platform Called 'TRUTH Social' to 'Fight Back against Big Tech'

Trump Launching New Social Media Platform Called 'TRUTH Social' to 'Fight Back against Big Tech'

On Wednesday, Former President Donald Trump announced his new social media platform named TRUTH Social. The project is being called a "big tent" project that will promote "open, free, and honest" conversation without discrimination against viewpoints.

64 Percent Say 'Life Was Better' Before Social Media – and One-Fourth Are Addicted: Poll

64 Percent Say 'Life Was Better' Before Social Media – and One-Fourth Are Addicted: Poll

According to a new poll, most Americans who use social media say “life was better” before Facebook and other platforms existed. About one-fourth of social media users also say they believe they are addicted to the platforms.

‘Facebook Knows’ That Instagram Is Toxic for Teenagers, Whistleblower Tells Senators

‘Facebook Knows’ That Instagram Is Toxic for Teenagers, Whistleblower Tells Senators

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.

Social Media Influencer Kelsey Grimm Encourages Christian Women to Find Their Worth in Christ

Social Media Influencer Kelsey Grimm Encourages Christian Women to Find Their Worth in Christ

Singer and social media influencer Kelsey Grimm recently released a new book. In her book, she encourages Christian women to recognize that their identity and worth are found in Christ alone.

You Are What You Binge

You Are What You Binge

Pediatricians are growing increasingly concerned about an explosion in facial and vocal tics in teenagers, especially teenage girls. Doctors say that neurological scans of teenage girls with what they are calling “functional tic like behaviors” don’t have anything like Tourette’s Syndrome. The tics are real and uncontrollable, but not neurological. Rather, they are learned over a screen.

3 Ways to Use Social Media Wisely

3 Ways to Use Social Media Wisely

It should not come as a surprise that social media companies like Facebook have an outsized influence on the way their users see the world. But the degree to which that’s the case—and the extent of the issues it’s now causing—are starting to become more widely known.