TikTok has moved to ban all ads promoting products that could be linked to any form of body shaming or unrealistic depictions of body image. With young audiences reporting negative mental health impacts from social media, this move aims to demonstrate TikTok’s priority of protecting its users.

Bumble has released a campaign spotlighting those awkward moments when family members ask about your love life, playfully pointing towards the complexities of dating in 2020. The ad acknowledges that many Britons lack the confidence to get back on the dating scene, encouraging them to go for it.

Whether it’s living vicariously through Normal People or counting down the days until a physical reunion, COVID-19 has forced us into a no-touch climate and we’re mourning the lack of skin-to-skin contact. Canvas8 spoke to three experts to explore what a post-touch world could look like.

Once an app designed exclusively to facilitate threesomes, sex-positive Feeld has grown to champion inclusivity, educate its users, and reduce stigma and shame through an authentic and comprehensive content offering. This open-minded niche platform is working to democratize dating and sex.