Neowin News Feed for: Religion

Twitter updates its policies regarding hate speech against religious groups

Namerah Saud Fatmi — Tue, 09 Jul 2019 18:42:01 +0000

Starting today, Twitter is going to battle hateful conduct on the platform vigorously. The new policies put in place will regulate and take down Tweets that promote hate against any religious group. Read more...

Twitter has banned several accounts ran by a Chinese cult in Hebrew

Namerah Saud Fatmi — Sun, 07 Apr 2019 18:30:01 +0000

Reportedly, many accounts that use Hebrew to communicate were recently suspended by Twitter. Allegedly, these accounts were run by a Chinese religious group known as the Church of Almighty God. Read more...

Facebook adds features to donation tool and eliminates fee for personal causes

Paul Hill — Sat, 28 Apr 2018 08:26:02 +0000

Facebook Fundraisers have received several new features from the social media giant. Additional fundraising categories have been added and fundraisers can now pledge to match donations up to $2,500. Read more...

Introducing Facegloria - the "sin-free" social network

Usama Jawad — Mon, 06 Jul 2015 14:28:01 +0000

A group of Evangelical Christians in Brazil have launched a "sin-free" rival to Facebook where 600 swear words, violence, pornography, eroticism and homosexuality are strictly outlawed. Read more...

Trailer for anti-Islamic film pulled from YouTube in Egypt and Libya

Paul Ferson — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 01:08:59 +0000

A trailer for a film entitled 'Innocence of Muslims', previously known as 'Innocence of Bin Laden', has been hidden by Google in Egypt and Libya due to outrage it sparked after airing on national TV. Read more...

Religious websites have more malware than porn sites

Nathan Tsui — Fri, 04 May 2012 01:51:53 +0000

According to Symantec's annual Internet Security Threat Report, religious websites on average have a much higher risk of containing malware than other websites, including porn websites. Read more...

Apple stimulates religious response in the brain

Byron Hinson — Wed, 18 May 2011 20:12:34 +0000

Scientists working on a BBC program in the United Kingdom that has been investigating various brands effects on consumers, has claimed that the Apple brand works directly on the parts of our brain that deal... Read more...

Why Don't Religion and Games Mix?

Wed, 06 Jul 2005 19:30:41 +0000

Chris Morris, a weekly columnist for CNN Money, tackles the topic of religion and video games in this week's piece. The article includes interviews and comments with several members of the gaming community, including... Read more...

One in four U.S. Internet users get religion

Mon, 24 Dec 2001 00:38:32 +0000

God trumps money online, a study released Sunday found, as more adult Americans use the Internet for religious purposes than for gambling, banking or trading stocks. One out of four adult American... Read more...