Social Media
Who Pays Latter-day Saint Influencers?
Bloomberg assembles real facts into a misleading frame, turning ordinary media work into evidence of covert religious influence.
C.D. Cunningham
August 13, 2026
Bloomberg assembles real facts into a misleading frame, turning ordinary media work into evidence of covert religious influence.
Social media trains attention and appetite; discipleship requires tools that serve agency and love.
What would help Americans scroll less? Friction, privacy limits, and offline defaults could shift behavior at scale.
Why do AI companions pose a threat? They draw individuals into self-focused worlds, replacing genuine connection with emotional detachment.
Journalists embrace X’s new identity but resist the Latter-day Saints’, showing disparate media treatment.
Why was Aaron Sherinian hired by the Church of Jesus Christ? What factors are being missed in the public dialogue?
Are we becoming what we consume in media? Influencers and opinionators now deeply shape personal beliefs and attitudes, causing a loss of complexity, promoting cynicism, and highlighting the need for civility and peacemaking.
Latter-day Saints embrace their roles as online disciples, advocating for love, truth, unity, boldness, and faithfulness in the digital realm.
Surgeon General Vivek Murthy recently warned of the harms of social media. The Church of Jesus Christ is leading the way in providing solutions to those harms.
Jumping into policy-making after a tragedy may not be best. If we aren’t careful, we can fall for policy errors that can actually make the problem worse.
When compassion is measured by our social and political activism, we may unwittingly endanger our ability to find real connection as we substitute abstract love for messy, real-life relationships.
Are Latter-day Saints obligated not to judge religious influencers? Or might they be commanded to do exactly that?