Reddit users have been using machine learning algorithms to craft convincing celebrity pornography, raising questions about the ethical use of AI. The potential for vast misuse is ramping up people's concerns over technology which can deceive people who think that seeing is believing.

Web giants such as Facebook and Google have woven themselves into billions of lives, but countless controversies over the years have a growing number of users questioning if they can trust these companies. How are data breaches and fake news changing people’s relationships with big tech?

Google has revamped its digital safety curriculum, Be Internet Awesome, with a new lesson, 'Don't fall for fake', which teaches kids how to spot fake news stories and other misinformation online. In doing so, the technology giant positions itself as a platform that cares about the safety of its youngest users.

Privacy concerns and ad-dominated feeds have mainstream social networks like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram facing a ‘trust crisis’. Subscription-based platform Vero offers an alternative with the promise of transparency and control – but is it so different from established industry giants?