Profiles in Catholicism
Jun 21, 201810 min
Updated: Apr 18
Interviews
Book Reviews
Transforming Parish Communications: Growing the Church through New Media
by Scott Landry
Reviewed by Gordon Nary
Medical Journal Articles
Surgeon General Urges Action to Improve Social Media Safety for Kids
by Emily Harris JAMA June 7, 2023
General Articles/Commentaries
IDF's conduct, ethics under scrutiny following soldiers' social media posts
by Matt Gutman, Malka Abramof, Jon Schldsberg, and Ivan Pereira ABC News/Yahoo
Evangelizing on Twitter: A tweeting priest’s experience
by Zelda Caldwell Aleteia
Social Media and Incidental Evangelization: Oops, You Just Converted Someone Again
by Kristy Burmeister Patheos
Papal document addresses challenges of evangelizing in the digital age
by Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service/The Pilot
Governor DeSantis passes highly restrictive social media protection law for minors
by Catholic Vote
Who have “blood on their hands?
by Father Shay Cullen Profiles in Catholicism
Why I logged off social media for good
by Ian Peoples, SJ The Jesuit Post
Zuckerberg’s Apology Falls Flat: A Look at Social Media’s Damaging Impact
by Alexandra Russel The Conservative Fix
‘They were withdrawn and secretive' mum of two children groomed on Snapchat warns other parents
by Fiona Audley The Irish Post
Meta is failing to catch memes and innuendo promoting Holocaust denial, oversight panel concludes
by Asaf Elia-Shalev Jewish Telegraphic Agency
What parents can do about TikTok
by Mark Bauerlein The Catholic Standard /First Things
Attorney General Rosenblum Announces $700 Million Settlement with Google over Play Store Misconduct
by The Skanner
Osama bin Laden’s antisemitic ‘Letter to America’ goes viral on TikTok
by Ben Sales Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Nepal bans TikTok for being 'detrimental to society'
by Ellie Abraham Indy100
Police crackdown on dealers using social media messaging to sell drugs and firearms
by Fiona Audley The Irish Post
X is placing major ads on a heavily followed antisemitic account that endorses killing politicians and LGBTQ advocates
by Media Matters
At least 49 synagogues have been evacuated due to bomb threats in the last 2 months. Next up, the High Holidays.
by Andrew Lapin The Jewish Telegraphic Agency
French Assembly President, files complaint over antisemitic letter criticizing the Jews
by Zvika Klein The Jerusalem Post
What Teens Want You to Know About Social Media and Mental Health
by Amanda Lenhart Pocket
Paolo Ruffini: Social media has the power to build a better world
by Vatican News
Utah Man Kills Family and Announces it on Facebook
by LatesLY
Trump Gets Handed Social Media Muzzle in NYC Hush Money Case
by Kaitlin Lewis Newsweek
With 1.6M followers, TikTok influencer Miriam Ezagui teaches the masses about her Orthodox lifestyle
by Elizabeth Karpen Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Major psychologists' group warns of social media's potential harm to kids
by Michaeleen Doucleff NPR WBEZ Chicago
Anti-Muslim Twitter feed in Spain: ‘A recipe for disaster’
by David Klepper The Associated Press/Religion News Service
From the pews to the tweets: is Twitter a place for a priest?
by Katie Prejean McGrad La Croix International
NPR has chosen to no longer maintain its Twitter presence
by David Folkenflik NPR WBEZ Chicago
Top-secret Pentagon documents on Ukraine war appear on social media
by Greg Myre and Sergio Olmos NPR WBEZ Chicago
Church suspends 60-year-old pastor accused of abusing own children
by NL Times
A TikTok Ban Is the Only Way Forward
by Mike Wacker Newsweek
Asian Americans are anxious about hate crimes. TikTok ban rhetoric isn’t helping
by Brian Fung, CNN
Antisemitism on Twitter more than doubled since Musk takeover - study
by The Jerusalem Post
Twitter hit with one of the biggest outages since Elon Musk took over
by Clare Duffy CNN
Subversive art can enrich our understanding of Christ
by John Christman U.S.Catholic
It's time to rein in internet platforms
by Father Shay Cullen UCA News
Barricaded Siblings Turn to TikTok While Defying Court Order to Return to Father They Say Abused Them
by Hannah Dreyfus Pro Publica
Twitter sued over antisemitic posts left online
by BBC News
19-year-old used Snapchat, Fortnite to lure and kidnap 3 Ohio kids, Lake County sheriff says
by Ground News
3 men in South Africa charged for racist attack at swim pool
by Mogomotsi Magone The Associated Press/ABC News
Viral Greta Thunberg tweet slamming Andrew Tate quickly gains 2 million likes
by Josh Marcus Independent
Elon Musk ‘orders Twitter to remove suicide prevention feature’
by Reuters/The Guardian
Kanye West suspended from Twitter after posting swastika inside Star of David
by Dan Milmo The Guardian
Left-Wing Voices Are Silenced on Twitter as Far-Right Trolls Advise Elon Musk
by Robert Mackey and Micah Lee The Intercept
Twitter Uncensored? Courts Reach Differing Conclusions
by Wagenmaker and Oberly
Cardinal Tagle to FABC: 'We are called to evangelize social media'
by Sr Bernadette Mary Reis, fsp Vatican News
RNZ and TVNZ merger cause social justice concern
by CathNews New Zealand
Kanye West Locked Out of Twitter Following Antisemitic Tweet
by Madison Bloom and Rob Arcand Pitchfork
Twitter sues Elon Musk to force him to complete acquisition
by Clare Duffy CNN
René Girard and the Social Media Swamp
by Bishop Robert Barron The Pilot
Trump’s Truth Social Is Allegedly Banning People for Talking About the January 6 Hearings Because Of Course It Is
by Bess Levin Vanity Fair
Canadian Anti-Israel Detractor’s Original Account No Longer Exists On TikTok
by Mike Fegelman HonestedReporting Canada
Why Elon Musk’s Twitter might be (more) lethal
by Susan Benesch Aljazeera
Qatar’s Repressive Regime Will Help Fund Musk’s Twitter Deal
by Noah Kirsch The Daily Beast
TikTok emerges as venue to 'deconstruct' Catholic theology
by Renée Roden National Catholic Reporter
O’Malley says EWTN, social media give distorted image of US support for Pope
by Elise Ann Allen Crux
Meta has a ‘moral obligation’ to make its mental health research transparent, scientists say
by Nicole Wetsma The Verge
Brazilian Church agencies condemn arrest of indigenous people
by Eduardo Campos Lima Crux
Report: Holocaust denial persists on Facebook one year after push to stanch it
by Yonat Shimron Religion News Service
Facebook Let an Islamophobic Conspiracy Theory Flourish in India Despite Employees' Warnings
by Billy Perrigo Time
Facebook is shutting down its facial recognition software
by Rachel Metz CNN
Patagonia calls on corporations to join Facebook boycott
by Luke Gentile Washington Examiner/Microsoft News
Time to scrutinize Facebook's algorithms — and what social media do to us
by Michael Sean Winters National Catholic Reporter
Facebook changes its company name to Meta
by Samantha Murphy Kelly CNN
Facebook whistleblower Haugen tells UK lawmakers the company refuses to take responsibility for its harms
by Salvador Rodriguez CNBC/Microsoft News
Facebook Staff Say Core Products Make Misinformation Worse
by Daniel Zuidijk and Michael Rile Bloomberg/Microsoft News
Not stopping 'Stop the Steal:' Facebook Papers paint damning picture of company's role in insurrection
by Donie O'Sullivan, Tara Subramaniam and Clare Duffy CNN Business
Facebook settles a federal lawsuit over allegations it favored foreign job applicants
by The Associated Press/NPR
Revealed: Facebook’s Secret Blacklist of “Dangerous Individuals and Organizations”
by The Intercept
Instagram and teens: How to keep your kids safe
by Barbara Ortutay and Amanda Seitz The Associated Press
How Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg created history’s most dangerous golem
by Dan Friedman The Forward
Antisemitic content on TikTok increases by 912% - study
by Jordan Pike The Jerusalem Post
Trump sues Twitter, Facebook, Google and CEOs Dorsey, Zuckerberg, Pichai
by Kevin Breuning CNBC
Parents and the Internet for Good and Bad
by Father Shay Cullen The Manila Times
Facebook says Trump now suspended until at least January 2023
by Donie O'Sullivan CNN
Army of fake fans boosts China’s messaging on Twitter
by Erika Kinetz The Associated Press
Unfriended no more: Facebook to lift Australia news ban
by Rod McGuire The Associated Press
In surprise move, Facebook blocks news access in Australia
by Rod McGuirk The Associated Press
Twitter, Truth and Transgenderism: Catholic outlet suspended for Biden nominee report
by Catholic News AgencyThe Catholic World Report
Facebook Blocks Brooklyn Parish From Livestreaming Masses
by Currents News/NetTV
The removal of Trump from Twitter was long overdue. A priest argues why truth must trump access to social media
by Bill Dailey National Catholic Reporter
Twitter bans Trump, citing risk of violent incitement
by Tali Aebel The Associated Press
Catholic Leaders Point to Dangers of Social Media After Capitol Violence
by John Lavenburg The Tablet
FTC, 48 attorneys general file antitrust lawsuits against Facebook.
by Chris Mills and Rebecca Klar The Hill
What the Facebook antitrust lawsuits might mean for hate speech
by Molly Boigon The Forward
How to fight Holocaust denial in social media – with the evidence of what really happened
by Adam G. Klein The Conversation
Hannah Arendt’s Critique of Social Media. How personal judgment—essential to a diverse democratic public sphere—gets subsumed by our clichéd attempts to join the crowd
by Blake Smith Tablet
Firestorm on Twitter in Spain after trending topic calls for burning priests
by Inés San Martín Crux
Vatican asks Instagram to investigate “Like” by Pope Francis’ account
by Christine Rousselle CNA/The Catholic World Report
How China’s ‘wolf warrior’ diplomats use and abuse Twitter
by Jessica Brandt and Bret Schafer Brookings
Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib denounce Facebook as complicit in anti-Muslim violence/Their condemnation comes after a new report found that Facebook has played a role in anti-Muslim violence in Germany,
by Alejandra Molina Religion News Service
A dispute resolution program for social media companies
by Mark MacCarthy Brookings
Bishop Barron: Catholic Twitter could learn a lot from St. Thomas Aquinas
by Sean Salai, S.J America
Social Media App ‘Clubhouse’ Had an Anti-Semitic Meltdown Over Yom Kippur
by Waiir Rosenherg Tablet
Catholic 'influencers' are using TikTok for community and evangelization
by Allyson Escobar National Catholic Reporter
The complicated reality of Catholic bishops on Twitter
by Daniel P. HoranNational Catholic Reporter
How hate and misinformation go viral: A case study of a Trump retweet
by Jacob Gursky and Samuel Woolley TechStream/Brookings
Interfaith call to government: stop online abuse
by Independent Catholic News
120-plus groups call on Facebook to put in place policy curbing anti-Semitism
by Jewish News Syndicate
The Filthy Hypocrisy of America’s “Clean” China-Free Internet
by Sam Biddle The Intercent
Facebook removes Trump ads with symbols once used by Nazis
by Eric Tucker and Barbara Ortutay Associated Press
Surfing the Catholic Web
by Mark Wilson Patheos
Online sexual exploitation of children increased during pandemic
by Chris Herlinger National Catholic Reporter
Spies, Lies, and Stonewalling: What It’s Like to Report on Facebook
by Jacob Silverman,ColumbiaJournalism Review /Pocket
Supporters denounce 'red-tagging' of prominent Philippine nun
by Ma. Ceres P. Doyo Global Sisters Report
Why Facebook Censored an Anti-Trump Ad
by Steven Levy Wired
There Can Be No Compromise In the Trump vs. Twitter Beef, Having failed to curb the president's falsehoods, social platforms have reached a dispiriting impasse.
by Noam Cohen Wired
Widower Asks Jack Dorsey to Remove Trump’s False Tweets. Twitter Says No.
byThe New York Times
This Is Why Social Media Isn’t Social and Can Harm Youth
by John Horvat II Return to Order
Catholics Reflect on 10 Years of the Good, Bad and Ugly of Social Media
by Peter Jesserer Smith National Catholic Reporter
Internet Safety for Teens, Kids, and Students
by Dean Chester Best VPN News’
David Duke and His Twitter Nazis Got Mad at Me. Twitter Took Their Side.
by Jon Schwarz The Intercept
Meet the Twitter account promoting the Gospel, one tweet at a time
by Jonathan Malesic America
A priest is killed as ISIS revives in Syria, and deadly protests continue in Iraq
by Kevin Clarke America
What is Truth? Facebook and Twitter Can’t Decide
by Brendan Gottschall, SJ The Jesuit Post
Pope Francis calls on leaders and tech giants to protect children online
by Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service/America
Can social media connect us to God? Despite having a bad rap, social media can create a rich faith community and deeper spiritual life.
by Molly Jo Rose U.S. Catholic
Archbishop Lori on Social Media and Overcoming Division Online
by Busted Halo
Living an Interior Life in an Instagram World
by Tina Mayeux Patheis
Evangelizing on Twitter: A tweeting priest’s experience
by Zelda Caldwell Aleteia
Baltimore’s Archbishop Lori pushes back against Trump Twitter rant
by Michael J. O’Loughlin America
As more Africans join social media, Catholic bishops warm up to its potential
by Tawanda Karombo National Catholic Reporter
Vatican’s top diplomat warns of ‘dark side’ of the internet
by Claire Giangravè Crux
Can social media connect us to God?
by Molly Jo Rose US Catholic
Venezuelan priest uses Instagram fame to engage his people
by J-P Mauro Aleteia
Do Catholics need a new code of ethics for the digital age?
by A U.S. Catholic interview US Catholic
Diplomats, press ponder alternatives to ‘echo-chamber’ of social media
by Elise Harris Crux
Sex abuse by clergy, what if media lead the debate?
by Andrea Gagliarducci Catholic News Agency
Mission Creep
by Mark Shea Patheos
Twitter restricts Mother Teresa abortion quote; CEO can’t explain why
by Jacob Comello Crux
Bishop defends mom from Duterte; Facebook suspends his account
by Charles Collins Crux
Inside Lucetta Scaraffia’s resignation and Pope Francis’ election
by Colleen Dulle America
Founder, board of Vatican women’s magazine quit
by Nichole Winfield Associated Press
Wow: A Journalist Tells Bishops to Clean Up Their Act or ‘We Journalists Will Be Your Worst Enemies’
by Deacon Greg Kandra Patheos
Pope Francis warns against ‘spirals of hatred’ on social media
by Courtney Grogan ,CNA/EWTN News/Northwest Catholic
Is Fake News Keeping Good Christians From Becoming Catholic?
by K. Albert Little Patheos
The Internet and Satan’s Game
by Bishop Robert Barron The Catholic World Report
Social Media and Incidental Evangelization: Oops, You Just Converted Someone Again
by Kristy Burmeister Patheos
Meet Atticus, the Instagram poet who never takes off his mask
by Emma Winters America
Pope Francis wants you to be holy online. Here’s how.
by Michael J. O’Loughlin America
Facebook apologizes for blocking Steubenville's ad
by CNA/EWTN News
Catholics are sharing memes online. Is this the New Evangelization?
by Angelo Jesus Canta America
The (false) prophets of Facebook and Twitter are not exactly new
by Terrance Klein America
Following Francis: The pope’s social media ministry takes off
by Michael J. O’Loughlin America
Pope Francis “There is no need to fall into the ‘sins of communications’: misinformation,.... which is sensational...They are very grave sins that damage the heart of the journalist..
by Catholic News World
Pope Francis’ Social Media Guru: An Interview
by The Jesuit Post
Meet the man behind Pope Francis’ social media strategy
by Bill McCormick, S.J. America
Chasing Likes: Confessions of an Instagram addict
by Ricky Staub America
What would Thomas Merton make of Trump, climate change and Twitter
by Andrew Lenoir America
Finding God in a Digital Age
by Michael Rossmann, SJ Jesuits Midwest
5 Catholic Social Networking Sites That You Should Know About
by Dean Soto Productive Catholic
Make way for the Gospel: Vatican ensures media give the message
by Cindy Wooden CNS
Pope Francis' Instagram success: a model for Catholic social media?
by Andrea Gagliarducci CNA
Top 6 Catholic hipsters on social media
by Tommy Tighe Aleteia
Top Ten Catholic Parish Website Providers
by Joe Luedtke Catholic Tech Talk
The Gospel and Social Media: 10 Tips for Spreading the Good Word on the Web
by Sister Mary Ann Walsh The Huffington Post
Engage Parishioners with Digital Displays
by Jack Worachek Catholic Tech Talk
16 Social Media Insights for Catholics
by Matthew Warner NCR
Documents
Social Media Guidelines
by USCCB
General Resources
81% of Hacking-Related Breaches Involve Compromised and Weak Passwords
by Password Manager
Parent Resources
Interviews
Videos
Social Media in Franciscan Life with Fr. Daniel P. Horan, OFM