The culture of fear is rife in Brazil, with many people fearing both criminal activity as well as unjust violent behaviour from the police. Defezap is a new initiative that uses the collective, yet anonymous, input of ordinary citizens through WhatsApp to combat police brutality.

Private messaging is an ideal medium to do the obvious – open a dialogue and conduct a conversation. In fact, 59% of all US social sharing now occurs in private channels. But while people are happy to chat to their mates on platforms like Facebook Messenger, how can brands get involved?

The screenshot is how you save a digital memory. From displaying autocorrect errors to dodging Twitter’s character limit, it has become an easy and intimate way to communicate online. But what are the implications for brands? And what do they say about the users that share them?

Why are media owners relinquishing control of content? Why are older people still picking up papers? And how is internet culture changing music? As part of our Expert Outlook 2017 series, we speak to three media and entertainment experts about how ‘Netflix and chill’ is changing.