The United Nations is calling on creatives to help produce visuals that share life-saving COVID-19 information. As misinformation and conflicting opinions of the pandemic run rife across social media, creative institutions could play a vital role in consolidating information about the outbreak.

A growing awareness of fake news and the proliferation of sponsored posts on social media has seen the trustworthiness and authenticity of online influencers come into question. How are established experts, nano-influencers, and CGI characters rebuilding confidence and digital relevance?

Celeb endorsements have lost some of their power in the social media era, but what makes bloggers, vloggers, and self-styled fashionistas so effective as spokespeople? Canvas8 talked to Alexander Schouten, assistant professor at Tilburg University, about how influencers convince people to buy.

Children are turning to Messenger Kids to speak to their friends while schools remain closed due to COVID-19. Keeping connected will be important for children in the months to come, but parents will likely expect social media services to address their concerns about online privacy and safety.