As political views polarize along generational and cultural lines in the US, echo chambers are inhibiting civic conversations. For Freedoms is tackling this state-by-state by creating billboards in partnership with artists, sparking public discussion ahead of the 2018 midterm elections.

Web giants such as Facebook and Google have woven themselves into billions of lives, but countless controversies over the years have a growing number of users questioning if they can trust these companies. How are data breaches and fake news changing people’s relationships with big tech?

Instagram is blocking hashtags linked to verifiably false information about vaccines in an attempt to prevent a public health disaster. It's responding to public pressure for social media platforms to take greater responsibility for the misinformation they host and help spread.

India is WhatsApp's biggest market, but the platform has inadvertently become a tool used to spread misinformation – sometimes with tragic consequences. After multiple lynchings, linked to messages spread via the app, WhatsApp has introduced restrictions on message forwarding.