With the average American checking their social media accounts 17 times a day, brands are flocking online to get people to eyeball their content where they’ll see it most. But new research has found that just over a quarter of consumers are actively ignoring social media ads.

To help people build a healthier relationship with social media, the Royal Society for Public Health is launching #ScrollFreeSeptember. But with FOMO the biggest cause of excessive social media use, its success will come from building a movement that gets people to switch off collectively.

If a social network’s members remain the same but everyone’s place is reshuffled, could it impact their quality of life for the better? Canvas8 spoke to Nicholas Christakis, Nudgestock speaker and Yale professor, to learn how our online and offline networks can be harnessed for positive change.

For digital natives, Facebook and Instagram are key social lifelines – but they also present a risk to users’ wellbeing as they judge themselves by what they see on these platforms. How is satirical site Lifefaker sparking a conversation about the dangers of obsessing over one’s online image?