Social media apologetics after Trump

There is no doubt that social media and online platforms have provided opportunities for public witness and evangelism like never before.

In February 2004 Mark Zuckerburg launched Facebook, originally as a way of keeping in touch with friends; it quickly became a tool for sharing news, information and ideas.

In 2006 what was called a ‘microblogging’ service was launched. Called Twitter (originally Twttr) it encouraged short, snappy comments. The name was taken from the sounds of birds and defined as ‘a short burst of inconsequential information’.