Tag: social media
Double standards on display in Wombatgate
How is it that our politicians were so outraged by a video of a social media influencer separating a baby wombat from its mother but have nothing to say about the four children that come to Australia each week after being separated from their surrogate mothers overseas, asks Monica Doumit.
Catholic Mission’s Fr Khohi Mbwi reaches 30,000 with social media homily
Having a homily viewed by 30,000 people daily is no small feat but for Fr Khohi Mbwi, this is in addition to his day job.
Giving up socials for Lent? Here are some things to consider
Many are frustrated with their social media use and wish to reduce or cut it out entirely. Lent is the perfect opportunity to think about our use of social media and how it uses us.
Checking the fact-checkers: Facebook’s fight against censorship
Mark Zuckerberg is changing the way Facebook, Threads, and Instagram moderate content on the platforms in what he says is a move to encourage free speech. The Meta CEO announced the sites will stop using the fact checkers they installed in 2016 and move to a community notes set up, much like the one seen on X, formerly known as Twitter.
Child safety or virtue signalling?
While I am happy to delay the use of Instagram and Snapchat amongst kids for as long as possible, I’m wary of a government ban when they are so willing to ignore other real and present dangers to the wellbeing of children, writes Monica Doumit.
We need a ceasefire from online culture wars, too
So many conflicts nowadays, both domestic and international, are started and then fuelled by information that is incorrect and, in some cases, deliberately incorrect. Peace also comes from examining our behaviour online, writes Dr Michael Walker
Monica Doumit: Evert talk urgently needed
One would think that a speaker who challenges the narrative that young women need to make themselves more sexually attractive to be worthy of love is exactly what is needed at a time when we are seeing the devastating mental health impacts of girls placing their value in the number of “likes” they receive for their selfies, writes Monica Doumit.
Screen-tied youth suffer from social media
Social media has become synonymous with the lives of young people, offering unparalleled access to social interaction and information. However, this digital connectivity comes with a significant downside: its highly addictive nature and the effects this addiction has on a person's mental health, writes Isaac Zammit
Important questions to ask about our social media pandemic
Jesus does not ask us to be on top of everything, but rather to love him with all our heart, mind and strength, and to love everyone.
Phone, Vapes and Kids
Mobile phones are wreaking havoc with the lives of children and young people, while retailers sell toxic vapes to kids. But parents are responding...
Parents’ alliance will help to reduce teenage distress
They have sensitive antennae to who likes or dislikes them and those around them. This is a positive trait in a small community - when our senses are attuned to potential conflict or disharmony, we can act to repair any ruptures in our social fabric.
Election Controversy: Two candidates and a double standard
Federal Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese has not responded to calls for a NSW Labor Senate candidate to be disendorsed after it emerged she had described Jesus as gay and written offensive comments about Pope Francis and the Catholic Church on her Twitter account.
