African Journal of Culture, History, Religion and Traditions ISSN: 2997-3171 Volume 7, Issue 3, 2024 (pp. 1-9) 1 Article DOI: 10.52589/AJCHRT-7RVHUN7N DOI URL: https://doi.org/10.52589/AJCHRT-7RVHUN7N www.abjournals.org ABSTRACT: The advent and rapid evolution of technology have significantly impacted global cultures, including the culture of Yorùbá people, an ethnic group primarily located in southwestern Nigeria. The Yorùbá people are known for their rich cultural heritage, which includes a strong emphasis on communal living, respect for elders, and a deep sense of spirituality and moral uprightness. However, the pervasive influence of technological advancements, such as the internet, social media, and mobile technologies, has posed a significant challenge to the preservation of these values. Social media platforms, in particular, have played a role in reshaping perceptions of morality, success, and identity, often promoting values that conflict with traditional Yorùbá principles. This paper examines how technological culture contributes to the erosion of Yorùbá moral values, traditionally passed down through generations. A self-structured questionnaire grounded in the Ọmọlúàbí Code of Ethics was used as instrument. One hundred Yorùbá youths in Ede community, Osun State, Nigeria were sampled across the three major religious groups in Nigeria and copies of the questionnaire given to them. The findings reveal a significant relationship between the increasing use of technology and the perceived erosion of Yorùbá moral values. The younger generations, who are more engaged with digital platforms, exhibit a noticeable shift in moral perspectives, often aligning more with globalized digital culture than traditional Yorùbá ethics. Now, while technological culture poses challenges to the preservation of Yorùbá moral values, it also offers opportunities for innovative cultural engagement and education. The study, therefore, recommends a balanced approach, advocating for the integration of traditional values within modern technological frameworks. This study also recommends that film censoring should be taken more seriously by the government in order to disallow contents that seem to downplay good moral values and that broadcasting houses should promote/project indigenous cultural and moral values. KEYWORDS: Technological culture, Technology, Moral values, Yorùbá, Erosion, Ọmọlúàbí. TECHNOLOGICAL CULTURE AND THE CHALLENGE OF EROSION OF YORÙBÁ MORAL VALUES Ezekiel Olukayode Oyinlade Redeemed College of Missions, Ede, Osun State, Nigeria. Email: kayode.oyinlade@rcm.edu.ng; Tel.: +2348036850203 Cite this article: Oyinlade, E. O. (2024), Technological Culture and the Challenge of Erosion of Yorùbá Moral Values. African Journal of Culture, History, Religion and Traditions 7(3), 1-9. DOI: 10.52589/AJCHRT- 7RVHUN7N Manuscript History Received: 14 Jul 2024 Accepted: 10 Sep 2024 Published: 20 Sep 2024 Copyright © 2024 The Author(s). This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution- NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0), which permits anyone to share, use, reproduce and redistribute in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.