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

This Safer Internet Day, WebWise are inviting parents, educators, schools, and young people to consider how alogrithms and influencers shape young lives. The annual day works as a reminder to empower ...

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

So much of our lives is lived online, and most of us are aware that what we do on social media is largely governed by unseen and unspecified rules. In recent years, particularly since 2016, when ...

I’m Building an Algorithm That Doesn’t Rot Your Brain transcript “Our brains are being melted by the algorithm.” [MUSIC ...

The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has said it is dismayed that "toxic" algorithms which push harmful content into the feeds of social media users are not covered by an updated draft Online ...

On an evening when I felt particularly irritated with someone, I opened my laptop and scrolled through my feed. I saw a video about narcissism. I watched. Everything that it said seemed to match, in ...

When you create an algorithm, you need to include precise, step-by-step instructions. This means you will need to break down the task or problem into smaller steps. We call this process decomposition.

A browser extension powered by AI can reduce how people feel about opposing political views, according to new research that ...

In this increasingly digital age, it feels naïve to suggest a complete escape. Even still, it is worth asking the ...