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How to navigate Islamic ethics of social media with teenagers

My teenage kids want to use social media apps that I think encourage haram behavior like showing off wealth and appearance, but they say I don't understand how they connect with other young Muslims online, and my partner thinks I'm being too controlling.

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A family struggles to apply eternal principles to technologies that didn't exist when those principles were first articulated.

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“Where Are You with Islamic ethics of technology?”

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