Social media algorithms shape what users see, influencing emotions, perceptions, and mental well-being in ways that often go ...

High school calculus is probably the last time you had to think about algorithms—if you’re lucky, that is. But for performers and content creators alike, there’s a new algorithm to worry about: ...

Teaching young people to trace why certain stories trend or how recommendation systems work can build a shared sense of how ...

In an era dominated by social media, misinformation has become an all too familiar foe, infiltrating our feeds and sowing seeds of doubt and confusion. With more than half of social media users across ...

The increasing use of algorithms to optimize pricing strategies has drawn the attention of competition authorities on both sides of the Atlantic, who fear the technology can facilitate price fixing ...

A study shows that the order in which platforms like X display content to their users affects their animosity towards other ...

The Instagram algorithm, just like the Facebook News Feed algorithm, is so mysterious yet ingenious and brilliant in showing the best content to the most people. If you are creating great content, ...

In his search for how propaganda has evolved in the digital age, Samuel Woolley, a leading authority on the subject, highlights a disconcerting trend. He is of the opinion, “Today we deal with cyborg ...