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Apr192025 by Joseph AttohNo Comments

Digital Discipleship: Unleashing The Youth To Shine In A World That Never Forgets

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INTRODUCTION Your digital presence is often the first (and sometimes only) impression others have of you as a Christian. Remember that your online presence is not separate from your Christian identity. The world is watching not just what you do in public but what you post in digital spaces. In the old days, if someone made a mistake, it could be forgotten over time. No cameras were recording every moment, no internet to store embarrassing moments forever—just fading memories. But today, things are different; social media never forgets. Every post, comment, photo, or video you share stays online, sometimes forever. Even if you delete something, someone might have already saved it. We live in a world where a single reckless post can define our future or can come back years later to rui...

Jul112024 by Samuel AnsongNo Comments

Social Media Key In Promoting Missions Work – Pastor Dr Klutse

Ghana News, Pent TV, Pentecost News

The Director of the Pent Media Centre of The Church of Pentecost, Pastor Dr Felix Dela Klutse, has revealed that social media is very critical in enhancing missions work as it can provide maximum results. Making a presentation on ‘The Use of Technology and Social Media for Greater Results in Missions Work,’ at the 2024 Missions Orientation for newly called missionaries of The Church of Pentecost and ministerial students at the Pentecost Convention Centre, Gomoa Fetteh on Tuesday, July 9, 2024, Pastor Dr Klutse highlighted the need for Christians, including missionaries to learn how to use social media to facilitate the proclamation of the gospel. ‘Not learning how to use social media is like a missionary going into a new country and not learning their language,’ he cautioned. The ...

Mar62024 by Samuel AnsongNo Comments

Social media users react to login errors on Facebook and Instagram

Headlines Today, Science & Technology

The instant messaging app Facebook and Instagram on Tuesday, March 5, went down with lots of users reporting that they have been logged out of their accounts automatically. Some Facebook and Instagram users are complaining on X, formerly known as Twitter that they are unable to access their accounts making it impossible to send and receive messages. Lots of people have reacted to the glitch affecting Facebook and Instagram on the micro-blogging site. According to multiple reports, the apps Facebook and Instagram were hit by a bug that does not allow people to log into their accounts. This bug appeared according to Downdetector with an initial 90,000 reports that it was down but the numbers grew exponentially not long after that. This is a widespread issue th...

Nov152023 by Emmanuel BempongNo Comments

Meta OKs deleting Threads without losing Instagram

Lifestyle & Social, Science & Technology

Changes are being rolled out to the Threads app that will enable users to delete their account while keeping the linked Instagram account. An Instagram account is required to sign up to the Twitter-like app, but users were frustrated that it was impossible to delete Threads alone. Instagram boss Adam Mosseri revealed the change in a post on Threads. Initially hailed as a "Twitter-killer", Threads struggled to sustain early record-breaking growth.ADVERTISEMENT In October Mark Zuckerberg, the head of parent-company Meta, revealed that three months on from its July launch the app was attracting around 100 million monthly users - down by more than a half. When Threads was first revealed it was seen as a direct challenge to the Elon Musk-owned X, formerly known as Twitter. ...

Oct272023 by Samuel AnsongNo Comments

Don’t let social media ruin your relationship

Lifestyle & Social

Every time I scroll through my timeline, someone’s in a new relationship, pregnant, engaged, or the recipient of a significant other’s beautiful, grand gesture. It’s so incredible to see all of these people in such happy relationships, but at the same time, some people feel green with envy. After seeing some of the things that boyfriends do for their girlfriends, many of us start to compare our own relationships to the ones we see on social media. We tell ourselves, “I wish my boyfriend would propose already,” “I wish my boyfriend would do something creative for me,” and “My boyfriend doesn’t do this. He must not love me.” While it’s never bad to have high expectations for your relationships and to know that you deserve all of the finer things in life, it’s just as imp...

Sep192023 by Addo Gilbert OduroNo Comments

Russell Brand: YouTube suspends monetisation of star’s channel

International, Science & Technology

YouTube has said it has "suspended monetisation" on Russell Brand's channel for "violating" its "creator responsibility policy". The online platform said it was taking action "to protect" its users. The Metropolitan Police has received a report of an alleged sexual assault in 2003 in the wake of allegations in the media about the star. Over the weekend the comedian and actor was accused of rape and sexual assaults between 2006 and 2013, which he denies. "If a creator's off-platform behaviour harms our users, employees or ecosystem, we take action," said a YouTube spokesperson on Tuesday. The move comes after the remaining shows of Brand's Bipolarisation tour were postponed. Russell Brand gives a sobering reminder of the noughtiesRussell Brand: Police receive sexual assaul...

Sep192023 by Addo Gilbert OduroNo Comments

Elon Musk: Social media platform X could go behind paywall

International, Science & Technology

Elon Musk has suggested that all users of X, formerly called Twitter, may have to pay for access to the platform. In a conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the billionaire said a payment system was the only way to counter bots. "We're moving to having a small monthly payment for use of the system," the Tesla and SpaceX boss said. The BBC approached X for further details but has not yet received a statement from the company. It is unclear whether this was just an off-the-cuff comment, or a signal of firmer plans that have yet to be announced. Mr Musk has long said that his solution for getting rid of bots and fake accounts on the social media platform is charging for verification. Since taking over Twitter last year he has looked to incentivise user...

Sep182023 by Addo Gilbert OduroNo Comments

TikTok fined €345m over children’s data privacy.

International, Science & Technology

Irish regulators have fined TikTok €345m (£296m) for violating children's privacy. The complaint concerned how the social media app handled children's data in 2020 - particularly around age verification and privacy settings. It is the biggest fine to date TikTok has received from regulators. A spokesperson for the social media firm said it "respectfully disagree[s] with the decision, particularly the level of the fine imposed". "The criticisms are focused on features and settings that were in place three years ago, and that we made changes to well before the investigation even began, such as setting all under 16 accounts to private by default," they said. The fine was issued by Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC) under the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR...

May162023 by Samuel AnsongNo Comments

Ghana school students talk about their social media addiction, and how it affects their use of English

Ghana News, Lifestyle & Social, Science & Technology

Social media networks such as Facebook, WhatsApp, Telegram, YouTube and Instagram have been shown to have significantly transformed student behaviour. But the focus has been on students’ social behaviour. And on how the English language is being spoken because of social media use. The relationship between social media and students’ English language writing has been largely ignored. Our team of four researchers who specialize in language studies set out to study the relationship between social media use and English language performance. We studied one English as a Second Language class at Fiaseman Senior High School in Tarkwa, western Ghana. English is Ghana’s official language and is the medium of instruction for all levels of education. We learnt from the students th...

Jul292022 by Samuel AnsongNo Comments

Online impersonation a major threat – Cyber Security Authority

International, Science & Technology

The Cyber Security Authority (CA) has disclosed that there was a surge in online impersonation in June, 2022. The Authority explained that after its active intelligence on social media in the month of June, it found out that the fake profiles of government appointees and other persons of influence are being used to sway online users to make fraudulent investments or to pay fees for non-existing contracts. “The Cyber Security Authority has conducted active threat intelligence on social media and found online impersonation as a major threat in the month of June 2022. Online impersonation assumes a significant portion of fraudulent online activities. “The unrestricted nature of social media account registration process grants all users the ability to assume any identity. This has emb...

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