Telepath, an invite-only social media platform, was built with the aim of promoting kindness and positivity. As people grow increasingly wary of the hateful content on mainstream platforms, there’s room for innovators to put a more positive and empathetic spin on online life.

TikTok has moved to ban all ads promoting products that could be linked to any form of body shaming or unrealistic depictions of body image. With young audiences reporting negative mental health impacts from social media, this move aims to demonstrate TikTok’s priority of protecting its users.

Whether to stay connected, informed, or distracted, social media plays multiple roles in people’s day-to-day lives – and it’s proving especially useful during the COVID-19 crisis. Canvas8 polled 1,000 Britons and spoke to eight people to find out what they want from these platforms and why.

Whether to stay connected, informed, or distracted, social media plays multiple roles in people’s day-to-day lives – and it’s proving especially useful during the COVID-19 crisis. Canvas8 polled 1,000 Americans and spoke to nine people to find out what they want from these platforms and why.