The Anti-Defamation League has been tracking online harassment since the founders of Facebook and Twitter were toddlers. Staff members scoured […]
Social Media Connects Faith Leaders With Believers and Haters Around the World
Social Networks
Instagram to Start Blurring Photos It Deems ‘Offensive’
Instagram is the latest internet company to step up efforts to hide content from users, implementing an automatic blur feature […]
Facebook Reaches Deal With MLS and Univision to Live Stream Soccer Games
Facebook Inc signed a deal with Major League Soccer and Spanish-language broadcaster Univision Communications Inc on Friday to stream at […]
Facebook Apologizes for Suspending Christian “Activist Mommy” for Posts Condemning Homosexuality
Facebook apologized for suspending a Christian blogger for saying the Bible condemns homosexuality.
Smartphones, Social Media Raise Questions About the Future of Christianity
Many Christians are turning to apps and memes to express their faith instead of churches – and it’s raising intriguing […]
Mark Zuckerberg Not an Atheist, Facebook Founder Says He Believes ‘Religion Is Very Important’
The founder of Facebook has found religion, it seems, according to a cheery holiday message he posted on the social […]
A Sermon In 140 Characters: Clergy See Twitter and Other Social Media as a Core Part of Ministry
Every morning, Burlington, Vt., Bishop Christopher Coyne wakes at 5:30 in his rectory home, prays, reads Scripture, and comes up […]
The Staying Power of Hashtag #Prayfor
After major tragedies, social media lights up with calls for prayer. One reason, based on a new survey: A majority […]
#ThisFlag Pastor Shut Down Zimbabwe With Facebook
Leaning over his desk in Harare, the Zimbabwe flag’s green, red, yellow and black stripes draped around his neck, Pastor […]
The Holy Side to Facebook Live
Lately, Tommy Alderman, a 53-year-old farmer in Mississippi, has been trying something new at Church of the Way Brookhaven. Every […]
For Some Faith Communities, Social Media Proves to Be a Challenging New Frontier
Pope Francis became an Instagram sensation earlier this year, gaining 1 million followers on the social media service within 12 […]
Study: Young Social Media Users More Likely to Customize Faith Regardless of Religious Tradition
Young people who use social media are more likely to develop a “pick-and-choose” approach to customize their faith—regardless what their […]
Why Pope Francis Is the Tech World’s Hottest New Marketing Tool
Spotify is the latest company to capitalize on the popularity of the people’s Pope.
Christians and Other Religious Leaders Help Millennial Believers Find God on Snapchat
Oh come, all ye faithful, to — Snapchat? It sounds unlikely, but the messaging app once associated with sexting teenagers is […]
Joel Osteen Gets Trolled Hard on Facebook
After lasting long enough to gain notoriety, comments on Joel Osteen Ministries’ Facebook page from a parody account known as […]
The Faith (or Lack Therof) of Mark Zuckerberg
Mark Zuckerberg was probably kidding when he announced that the latest pick for his Facebook book club would be “a […]
After Suffering Three Miscarriages, Mark Zuckerberg, Wife Priscilla Chan Expecting Baby Girl
Mark Zuckerberg announced via Facebook Friday that he and his wife, Priscilla Chan, are expecting a baby girl.
Evangelical Christians In Brazil Create ‘Sin-Free’ Version of Facebook Called Facegloria
A group of Evangelical Christians in Brazil created Facegloria as their own, sin-free, version of Facebook
