The social media platform says the new feature, among others that will be launched will ‘help protect people from abuse on Instagram’.

Conducted by community organisation Conscious Youth, the study found that 71% of young people aged 11 - 25 feel more confident in supporting causes they feel passionately about online.

The new feature is being tested by the social media platform, and will only be available to some users of the iOS app.

In a world where people are overloaded with information on social media and the internet, how much of the content we consume is one-sided? Why is it important we try to access a range of different perspectives now more than ever?

Facebook intends to build a child-friendly version of Instagram to be used by children under the age of 13, allowing them to ‘safely use Instagram for the first time’.

Internet censorship has become a topic of discussion in recent years as social media websites or apps are blocked in different countries. OONI is an organisation focused on highlighting such censorship and held a session at MozFest to discuss this!

 Bullying online is hard to spot and even harder to stop: is Instagram doing enough to prevent harassment, bullying and trolls?

Alex and Tayo talk about the changing delivery platform of news, and if social media is an appropriate medium to learn about the world.

Increasingly, social media is promoting and sharing inappropriate and harmful material which has a negative impact upon its audiences. This means that vulnerable people are targeted by harmful sponsored adverts.

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Learn how to make your voice heard online with social media expert Shakaila Forbes-Bell