The Socio-Cultural and Regulatory Climate Surrounding Social Media Influencers: A Critical Analysis In recent years, social media has become a powerful tool for individuals to share their thoughts, opinions, and lifestyles with a wide audience. With the rise

Prompt:
What is the current socio-cultural/media climate surrounding social media
influencers?
Positive, or negative? Are there major news outlets and/or consumer-facing
publications that still question the ethics behind this practice in hopes of raising awareness and highlighting concerns? Find examples of such articles and elaborate on what the various thoughts are.
Consider regulatory concerns over how the FTC regulates influencers online.
Here’s a resource that might get you started:
https://guides.loc.gov/influencer-marketing/regulations. In particular,
what are the issues with influencers who target, or feature children? Some
of the links in that source might provide insights about why this audience
is so vulnerable.
The response should be between 3-4 pages double-spaced, with at least 3-4
outside sources/references to help support the claims you are making.
Include a works cited page, or hyperlink to your sources in text.