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Pope's World Communications Day theme targets 'attention economy'

Original: Pope's communications day theme targets pitfalls of the 'attention economy'

The Vatican has announced the theme for the Pope's next World Communications Day, focusing on the pitfalls of the 'attention economy' — the business model in which platforms compete to capture and monetise people's focus. The choice signals the Catholic Church's continued concern over how digital media shapes human attention, relationships and truth, and it is prompting reflection among Catholic communicators and media observers.

Why now: The Vatican's new communications theme speaks to widespread concern about how tech platforms exploit human attention.

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