Catering to Gen Yers frustrated by fake news, Compass News is a subscription aggregator app that provides non-partisan news in digestible bullet points. The start-up’s non-advertising revenue business model removes perverse incentives that encourage sensationalist news.

Digital media have transformed leisure time with friends and family, with on-demand entertainment enabling people to bond with others on their own schedule. But with Netflix cheating and video game griefing increasingly common issues, do we need a new guide on social and technological etiquette?

Global Facebook user numbers decline after a scandal-hit start to 2018. Governments around the world are responding to people’s growing concerns about how fake news is impacting their everyday lives by adopting various forms of legislation that outlaw and penalise fake news.

With the UK’s regional press in decline and new hyperlocal offerings from tech giants including Google and Facebook, the way people discover news from their community is transforming. Canvas8 spoke to 20 Britons to understand how they keep up with current affairs in their local area.