Social Media

“Our survey explored various reasons people might use TikTok and other social media platforms. Young TikTok users stand out from their older peers on several of these reasons” - Pew

“If… businesses are more likely to advertise with creators that get engagement — views, clicks, follows, shares, comments, likes… content creators have incentive to get you to engage as much as possible. Enter rage-baiting.” - Daily Citizen

“With nearly 1 million followers, author and speaker Beth Moore is considering shutting down her presence on X (formerly Twitter). The social media giant recently updated its official policy on ‘adult content,’ freely allowing images and videos.” - Christian Leaders

Deplatforming: “Use of the word has expanded to include banning, limiting, or demonetizing an individual or organization’s social media access based on the content or ideology of their message.” - Maranatha Baptist Univ

Hat tip: P&D

“The bipartisan ‘Revising Existing Procedures on Reporting via Technology’ (REPORT) Act amends federal laws concerning the sexual exploitation and abuse of children, including expanding the kinds of content electronic communication and cloud computing companies must report.” - Daily Citizen

“This ‘digital decay’ occurs in many different online spaces. We examined the links that appear on government and news websites, as well as in the ‘References’ section of Wikipedia pages as of spring 2023.” - Pew

“Jesus reminds you that you can only be one person. You can’t hide behind manicured pictures, or a new product, or a more edgy tone…. ask God to help you cultivate digital integrity. How do you do that?” - Ref21

“The first time I shared my testimony, my campus ministry leader said, ‘I love that we see God’s grace through TikTok.’ I was shocked.” - TGC

“It turns out that, contrary to what years upon years of social media conditions us to think, you actually don’t have to post things every time the thought occurs to you to post things. You can just… not.” - Mere Orthodoxy

“Just over half of U.S. teenagers (51%) report spending at least four hours per day using a variety of social media apps such as YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and X” - Gallup