- French Muslim Group Sues Facebook Over Christchurch Attack Video
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Tuesday, March 26, 2019
Facebook is being sued by the French Council of the Muslim Face (FCMF) for allowing a live stream of the Christchurch attacks to run on its service, "The Guardian" report ...
- Facebook Downplays NZ Massacre Views
Digital News Daily, Gavin O'Malley - Tuesday, March 19, 2019
Facebook is now saying the live broadcast was viewed fewer than 200 times, and that no users reported the video during the broadcast. Including those views during the live broadcas ...
- As Facebook Surpasses Christianity Bishop Reminds That Fellowship Is Vital
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Tuesday, February 12, 2019
"The Telegraph" is reporting that Pew Research believes Facebook has now overtaken Christianity in terms of global followers, prompting the Bishop of Gloucester to remind the public that communities ...
- TBS God-Com Starts Heavenly, Then Goes To Hell
TVBlog, Adam Buckman - Monday, February 11, 2019
It is a rare phenomenon for a new show to start out so promisingly, and then suddenly walk off a cliff into the abyss of TV tastelessness. ...
- Church Calls For Social Sites To Be Fined Over Child Protection
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Friday, February 1, 2019
The Church of England has joined in with calls to urge the Government to take a tougher line on social media platforms that do not do more to protect childre ...
- Higher Power: TV's Eternal Search For God
TVBlog, Adam Buckman - Wednesday, January 9, 2019
The subject of God presents a challenge to TV networks -- and yet, every couple of seasons, some network tries again to tackle this topic. ...
- Russian Twitter Trolls Focus On Stirring Religious Tensions In The UK
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Friday, November 2, 2018
Research suggests that Russian trolls' tweets were more focussed on stirring up racial intolerance toward Muslims in the UK than causing conflict over Brexit, The Telegraph reports. ...
- Dan Abrams Debuts Network For Christian Sermons
Around the Net In Digital, Gavin O'Malley - Monday, October 15, 2018
Dan Abrams, ABC chief legal analyst and Mediaite and Law & Crime TV founder, just launched a streaming network for Christian sermons. “Abrams, who has seen great success with h ...
- Church Criticises Amazon But Holds On To Its Shares
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Friday, September 14, 2018
The BBC is reporting that the church will keep hold of its Amazon shares, despite the Archbishop of Canterbury accusing the e-commerce giant of "leeching off the taxpayer." ...
- EU Court Rules That Jehovah's Witnesses Must Comply With GDPR
Email Marketing Daily, Ray Schultz - Wednesday, July 11, 2018
Religious groups that gather data when preaching door-to-door are subject to the regulation, the court says. ...
- CBS Has Faith In New Bible Sitcom
TVBlog, Adam Buckman - Thursday, February 22, 2018
In the new comedy "Living Biblically," a 30-something man decides to live his life strictly according to the Bible. ...
- Vatican Hires Accenture Interactive For Online Rebranding Assignment
MAD, Larissa Faw - Monday, December 18, 2017
The Vatican has named Accenture Interactive as its strategic partner to create a new online identity where "one spiritual word is more simply and fluidly reaching believers of diverse culture ...
- Lamborghini Affiliates Brand With Massage Chair, Pope
Marketing Daily, Tanya Gazdik - Monday, December 11, 2017
The licensing deal gives Bodyfriend exclusive rights over Lamborghini's branding on massage chairs, expected to be launched by the end of spring 2018. ...
- That's Funny, You Don't Look Anti-Semitic: ProPublica Exposes Facebook 'Jew Hater' Targeting
Digital News Daily, Joe Mandese - Friday, September 15, 2017
It is not uncommon for media buyers to place ads targeting religious groups or belief systems, but an expose by investigative news organization ProPublica found the inverse is true t ...
- Sikh Rights Group Can't Sue Facebook Over Blocked Page, Appeals Court Rules
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, September 13, 2017
Siding with Facebook, a federal appellate court has ruled that the social networking service won't have to face a lawsuit for allegedly blocking access to the Sikhs for Justice's pa ...
- Will Hate Trigger A Religious Revival Via Social Media?
Social Media Insider, Erik Sass - Wednesday, August 23, 2017
Religion remains a powerful force in American life and is capable of uniting people from different communities. A religious revival now, in reaction to the dangerous outburst of overtly raci ...
- Focus On The Family Brings Back Conservative 'Brio'
The Daily Blog, Erik Sass - Friday, May 5, 2017
Focus on the Family, a conservative Christian organization known for its vocal opposition to gay marriage and abortion, among other social issues, has relaunded 'Brio,' a magazine for teenage gi ...
- Pope Warns Against 'False' Images Of Social Media
The Social Graf, Erik Sass - Wednesday, March 22, 2017
Pope Francis takes a swipe at social media in a new message recorded for 2017 World Youth Day on April 9, warning young people not to be deceived by "fal ...
- Why The Vatican Is Attending Its First SXSW
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Monday, March 13, 2017
Bishop Paul Tighe's presence here marks the first time the Vatican has attended the South by Southwest Interactive conference, and their panel -- titled Compassionate Disruption -- is one ...
- FCC Grants JCCs, Police Waivers To Track Caller ID Threats
Around the Net In Media, Gavin O'Malley - Monday, March 6, 2017
The FCC has granted an "emergency waiver" to Jewish community centers (JCCs) and their ISPs to allow JCCs and law enforcement to get access to the caller-ID info of "threateni ...
- Faithful Sign Up For Emails During Lenten Season
Around the Net in Email, Ray Schultz - Thursday, March 2, 2017
Catholics are observing the pre-Easter Lenten season by receiving regular devotions via email, the National Catholic Reporter writes. ...
- Poll: Plurality Of Americans Agree With Court's Decision To Halt Trump Travel Ban
Around the Net In Marketing Politics, Philip Rosenstein - Wednesday, February 15, 2017
While opinions on the ban itself are still divided, a plurality of Americans believe that the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals had the right to stay the ban. According ...
- 9th Circuit Court Of Appeals Hears Travel Moratorium Executive Order Arguments
Around the Net In Marketing Politics, Philip Rosenstein - Wednesday, February 8, 2017
Three judges sitting on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, a traditionally liberal court that sits in San Francisco, heard arguments from the U.S. Justice Department, in defense of Preside ...
- Leaked: Religious Freedom Order Could Legalize Discrimination
Around the Net In Marketing Politics, Philip Rosenstein - Thursday, February 2, 2017
According to The Nation, a leaked draft version of what may become a religious freedom order signed by President Trump, in essence legalizes discrimination. The piece reads: “If signed, t ...
- Trump Appears To Stand By Plan To Ban, Register Muslims
Around the Net In Marketing Politics, Philip Rosenstein - Thursday, December 22, 2016
The Trump team has been relatively mum on the issue of a Muslim ban or registry during the transition period. That ended when Trump spoke loud and clear about h ...
- Pro-Trump Super PAC Points To Japanese Internment To Support Muslim Registry
Around the Net In Marketing Politics, Philip Rosenstein - Thursday, November 17, 2016
A spokesman for pro-Trump Great America PAC Carl Higbie joined Megyn Kelly on Fox News to support a plan to create a Muslim registry. When asked about the constitutionality ...
- Black Church In Mississippi Burnt, "Vote Trump" Spray-Painted On Wall
Around the Net In Marketing Politics, Philip Rosenstein - Thursday, November 3, 2016
On Tuesday evening, police and firefighters responded to a 911 call to put out a fire at the Hopewell Baptist Church in Greenville, Mississippi. The fire was quickly extinguished. T ...
- Channel 4 Presenter Criticises Press Regulator Stance On Hate Speech
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Friday, October 21, 2016
The presenter Fatima Manji has questioned whether the press regulator will ever prohibit hate speech on the grounds of religion after it cleared the "Sun" columnist Kelvin MacKenzie over h ...
- Trump, Clinton Trade Jokes At White Tie Gala Dinner
Around the Net In Marketing Politics, Philip Rosenstein - Friday, October 21, 2016
In New York City last night, just 24 hours after facing each other on the debate stage, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton were both invited by Cardinal Timothy Dolan ...
- Advertising, Judaism Share Similarities, Look at Bill Bernbach
MediaDailyNews, Neil Feinstein - Monday, October 17, 2016
The core of all Judaic teaching is the Torah, the five books of the Hebrew bible. The translation of Torah is "to guide" or "to teach." Whatever the platform, advertisi ...
