The increasingly polarised world of social media is a breeding ground for harassment. Whilst Big Tech struggles with censorship, start-up Block Party is helping people to protect themselves by giving them greater management over digital trolls and a safeguard against possible legal battles.

YouTube is putting the role of content moderation back into the hands of humans. After stringent AI oversight resulted in thousands of appeals for banned videos to be returned to the site, people are calling for more nuanced policing, but it could be at the cost of YouTube employees’ well-being.

The emergence of female-focused dating, transportation and security apps is indicative of the fact that women’s freedom of movement in everyday life is often curtailed by the threat of violence. Yet as these services often don’t increase access to public spaces, what can be done differently?

As fake news continues to flourish across the web, people are looking to tech companies to take charge of the issue and make long-term adjustments to restore the credibility of online news. But with misleading media easier than ever to manufacture, how can trust be created and maintained?