Social media has become a volatile global ghetto, where privacy is brutalised, shame is mercilessly exploited, scandals fiercely debated and violence unleashed.
Billions across the globe are locked on to social media channels daily, binging on the grime and gore. The number of persons immersed in the platforms’ endless ocean of negativity, woes, verbal abuse and constant criticisms increases exponentially every single day.
Some portals, with Satan himself in the driver’s seat, have been given credence, even above the gospel.
Research shows that there are ten times more adherents to social media than there are members in the Christian church globally. As of early 2026, there are approximately 5.66 billion active social media users worldwide with social platforms now reaching over 93% of all internet users. On average, these users spend 2 hours and 29 minutes per day on social media platforms.
At the same time, the most recent data indicate that there are over 600 million “Bible-believing” Christians worldwide. Although church attendance has declined significantly since the COVID plandemic, it is estimated 174,000 people are added to the “body of Christ” daily.
Authentic Christian evangelism on social media is often jailed by those who manage the platforms, while the crudest of unrighteousness and the flood of worldly dogma are embellished.
The free flow of misinformation, especially by bots and artificial intelligence, diminishes trust in even the truth of God online. Digital Bibles and study blogs cannot be banked on for accuracy. While a number of sermons are generated and delivered to congregations online, there are thousands of faceless, unverified online pastors, prophets, apostles and questionable Bible sources that pop up at our fingertips.
The global village online is not a safe community of people of similar interests, beliefs and objectives. It is a hostile, God-forsaken, make-believe world built on deception, forged personalities, fake lifestyles, avatars, fabrications and synthetic relationships with the unknown.
It is a vulgar, self-aggrandising, egocentric operation, where individual lusts must be satisfied, every desire must be met and the wildest of imaginations facilitated. On the platforms, gender is fluid, lewdness is elevated and stupidity is celebrated over common sense.
Every post tries to outdo the other to shock and gain likes on the multi-track superhighway where risks are high and there are no signposts or warnings.
In cases of accidents or incidents, regardless of how gory or gruesome, details are heartlessly plastered online. It can be a cruel place, but social media content creators understand the ways of the platforms and milk them daily. Many inject their channels with dangerously high doses of falsehood and dare to win followers and likes. That is how they earn.
The human soul was not designed to sit comfortably in this constant flow of wickedness that is found online. Chronic negativity can lead to stress, anxiety and a distorted sense of self, especially for someone who is already feeling isolated or vulnerable.
Significant concerns have been raised by psychologists about the mental health of young people online. Beyond that, torrents of fake information unleashed on the platforms have threatened families, cultures and societal norms.
Despite all of this, the worldwide web of deception barrels on. Followers feel connected to influencers because they see them every day and are invited into their personal lives; the sense of intimacy is real. While influencers are looking for likes, many followers are looking for love, hate or opportunities to abuse. Some have been left shocked and devastated having discovered the truth about their social media friends. In more than a few cases, disappointments have led to attacks.
Last year, there was a notable surge in killings of prominent social media personalities who were targeted by hitmen or stalkers, sometimes during live streams.
In March, TikToker Joshua Blackledge died by suicide at age 16. In June, SaveAFox Rescue YouTuber Mikayla Raines took her life at 29. In Jamaica alone, there have been at least ten social media influencers who have been killed under questionable circumstances in recent years.
There is a marked rise in violent content on digital platforms, including suicides, depictions of physical altercations, gang-related activity, and aggressive verbal exchanges.
Witchcraft, sorcery and the most debased of human behaviour have been given a freeway, and people log on in droves to live vicariously through these reality posts. Many of our children pattern social media influencers and are attracted to the star-studded lifestyle they brag about.
Popular social media platforms also feed the egos and hype of entertainers, corrupt governments, oppressive conglomerates and international criminals. No-one is safe from hackers who harvest information and target personal accounts.
Yes, we have arrived at a place where social media platforms are attracting more hearts and souls than the church. It is true that reality living, personal crises and private encounters continue to roll unchecked, uncensored, with no end in sight. But the church of the true and living God is not powerless online. With God on our side, we are way more than conquerors.
Our children are online, and if we raise them right, they will battle the enemies at the gate.
Souls can be saved on social media. There may be more of them than us, but we are still the majority, setting millions at a time to flight.
We must be unrelenting in spreading the good news of the gospel, boldly entering every nation, online or otherwise. God is with us. We still have the victory. But we have work to do.
