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America Not Only Country Where Social Media Censorship is Red-hot Issue

Media Advisory

Opportunity to interview in-person leading authority on social media and censorship in Middle East and North Africa



NEWS PROVIDED BY
SAT-7
Feb. 22, 2022

NASHVILLE, Feb. 22, 2022 /Christian Newswire/ -- Shady (pronounced Sha-dee) Francis – the Egypt-based digital director for media ministry SAT-7 (www.sat7usa.org) – will give your audience an eye-opening glimpse into what it's like as a Christian to live online in one of the most restrictive areas of the world, where all speech and online behavior is closely monitored and controlled.

Formerly with Yahoo! in the Middle East, Shady will share with your audience:

  • How isolated Christian believers in the Middle East and North Africa – unable to worship openly – are using social media and digital platforms like Facebook and Telegram to "meet" with other believers online
     
  • How they're battling government censors and blockers – and often winning – in a tactical game of online "cat and mouse"
     
  • How journalists and bloggers across the region are intimidated, harassed and even imprisoned if they refuse to kowtow to government publishing "guidelines" and reporting requirements
     
  • How believers "self-censor" their public comments online so they don't incur the wrath of governments and authorities hostile toward Christians
     
  • How the coming "metaverse" – a fast-evolving virtual reality world online focusing on social connections – will revolutionize the way SAT-7 and others share the gospel and meet "in virtual reality" with people in places like Iran and Afghanistan seeking to know more about the Christian faith

To schedule an interview with Shady Francis, SAT-7's Arabic Digital Director & Strategist, contact:

Matti Stevenson mstevenson@inchristcommunications.com (719) 360-0586

Shady is available to do live, in-person, on-camera, radio, Microsoft Teams, phone, or taped interviews.

Launched in 1996, SAT-7 (www.sat7usa.org) – with its international headquarters in Cyprus – is a multimedia ministry that broadcasts Christian and educational satellite television and online programs in local languages to an estimated 25 million people in the Middle East and North Africa.

SOURCE SAT-7

CONTACT: Matti Stevenson, 719-360-0586, mstevenson@inchristcommunications.com


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