Did YouTube kill the Hollywood star? In the second installment of this two-parter, we look at why Gen Z value the talents and opinions of their digital peers, what services they are flocking to and how a shift towards user generated content will affect the future of media production and distribution.

Internet memes were once relegated to the depths of 4chan and Reddit. As memetic content surfaces in the mainstream, brands are looking to incorporate memes into their own ads. But can the spontaneous, bottom-up spirit that makes them so potent really be bottled and sold?

All India Bakchod is a YouTube comedy group that amassed 60 million views in 2014. In leaving traditional models of TV and film tie-ups behind, they've built a formidable fan base. How have they transformed YouTube into the perfect platform for brands who want to connect with India’s youth?

In the wake of the 2014 revelation that Facebook was performing unsolicited emotional experiments on some of its users, the site is facing a crisis of trust. Now Facebook is trialling a labelling system that will point out links to so-called 'satire' sites like The Onion.