In the wake of high-profile data breaches and leaks, concern about our data is at an all-time high. digi.me is a company that wants to centralise user data to their device, with explicit permissions being accepted or rejected for any service that asks to gain access to it.

Research from Finnish firm Rewheel has found that American mobile data plans are up to 16 times more expensive than those sold across the EU. In a post-net neutrality world, the creation of telecoms monopolies and fresh surcharges could leave ill-informed consumers even worse off.

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?

Facebook is getting slightly less popular among American teenagers, who favor more creative platforms. However, research also shows a class divide in who is using Facebook less, with usage decreasing only in high-income segments of the population, and less across low-income demographics.