The social media influencer industry has exploded so much, we can't scroll through our timelines without bumping into them. We've gone from seeing them as a relatively harmless novelty, to criticising and regulating them, in just a few years. Are they misunderstood artists and curators, or too busy flogging their diet products to care about anything other than the numbers? #spon #ad Thanks to my contributors: Eadaoin Fitzmaurice - instagram.com/bandeadd Cameron Phillips - instagram.com/cameronphillips Michelle Elman - instagram.com/scarrednotscared Emily van der Nagel - twitter.com/emvdn Written and edited by: Helen McCarthy twitter.com/helenlmccarthy
 Music by: Antti Luode www.anttismusic.blogspot.co.uk All sources used (so you can do your own reading and research): https://thatsacult.tumblr.com/post/626976155869888512/the-social-media-influencer-industry-has-exploded Want to hear a deep dive into an internet community/potential cult? Email your suggestions to thatsacult@gmail.com