Originally published in The Christian Post Instagram has announced that it’s making the accounts of teenagers private in an attempt to make the social media platform safer. In an announcement on Tuesday, the platform said it was introducing what it calls “Instagram Teen Accounts,” with the privacy measures being made “to reassure […]
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Tucker Carlson announces new show on Twitter, defends right to free speech
Originally published in CBN News Infuential media personality Tucker Carlson, who was recently fired from his highly popular opinion programme on Fox News, says he’s coming back with a new show on a very different platform — Twitter. Carlson made the announcement in a video on Twitter after his last […]
Verse4ward: new Christian hub powered by prayer
The internet has been a boon for many things, but one of the most impactful has been its ability to connect people of faith from all over the world. Christian communities in Southern Africa have been some of the biggest beneficiaries of this, and one Christian brand that is seeing […]
‘Bring out those frogs’ is theme of ‘By the Well’ talk show for current season
By Bulelwa Mdingi Since the launch of By The Well With Dr Fay on April 5 Christian viewers have embraced the talk show as a platform to engage in conversations that they would not ordinarily have — inlcuding the need for healing of wounded souls. Along the way the Holy […]
Podcast informs parents on human trafficking, online safety
Anti human trafficking organisation The Joseph Movement invites parents and other concerned people to listen to a Trafficking Table Talk Podcast with seasoned forensic criminologist and specialist offender profiler Laurie Pieters-James. Laurie is also a best-selling author of the book Shattered Lives: The Story of Advocate Barbie (Dirk Prinsloo and […]
Demand high as Trump launches ‘Truth Social’ app
Originally published in CBN News Former President Donald Trump’s social media platform, Truth Social, officially launched on Sunday night (US time) and was listed as the top free app in Apple’s Store by early Monday. Trump had been working to develop his own social media site after he was banned […]
YouVersion Bible app celebrates 500m worldwide installs
Originally published in Christian Headlines The Bible app YouVersion celebrated a major milestone this week with its 500 millionth install, making it the only faith-based app ever to reach that mark. The 13-year-old app launched in 2008 as one of only 200 free apps in the iOS App Store and quickly grew […]
Christian gaming apps bring thousands to faith
Originally published in Christian Today More than 16 000 people have come to Christ as a result of one company’s gaming apps, the developers haveclaimed. In an interview with the Christian Broadcasting Network, Lightside Games chief executive Brent Drusing said that his company gives the 600 million people who play […]
Where is the Christmas story being read?
Want to see where people from all over the globe are reading about Christmas? Each time someone looks up a verse about Jesus’ birth in the youversion Bible App, a star lights up in their area of the world. A counter displays how many times passages about Christmas have been […]