Twitter may have come good on its promise to give everyone (including historically underrepresented communities) a voice, but for African American users, tweeting often comes hand in hand with harassment and negativity. Blitter aims to be a social media escape for Black Twitter.

In place of the traditional 140 characters, Twitter is testing out lengthier posts to draw in users. With social media as the modern mouthpiece for social change, Twitter is revising its character length to show its dedication to giving people a voice, rather than muffling them.

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?

The clamour of modern urban life – in both the physical and digital worlds – can sometimes be overwhelming. In the first of a two-part report, Canvas8 looks at how complexion reduction is seeing apps redesigned with bold headers, simple icons and reduced colour for a unified mobile experience.