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Your Algorithm Wants You To Worship the ‘Devil’

By Joseph Barry
Social media X profile is being displayed on a mobile phone with X icon seen on screen. Taken in Brussels, Belgium, on July 22, 2025. Credit: Reuters/Jonathan Raa
Dec 1, 2025
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From 2023 to 2024, I served as a Jesuit Volunteer with the purpose of helping educate high school students. I was repeatedly left awestruck by how easily young people today become dependent on and how effectively they can navigate online spaces.

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Social media X profile is being displayed on a mobile phone with X icon seen on screen. Taken in Brussels, Belgium, on July 22, 2025. Credit: Reuters/Jonathan Raa