Social media algorithms are a powerful feature of online life, serving up content to users based on their browsing habits or ...

Months after kicking off a wave of teen social media bans, Australia is now coming for social media algorithms.

Australia's proposed digital duty of care legislation would hold social media companies to greater account for content on ...

A move by Australia’s government to switch feeds to chronological defaults may prove to be a kind of trial balloon for other markets to gauge impact and effectiveness.

Ever wondered how social media platforms decide how to fill our feeds? They use algorithms, of course, but how do these algorithms work? A series of corporate leaks over the past few years provides a ...

Social networks have long used algorithms that select content based on user interests. However, a new study has shown that personalized recommendations can not only reflect a person's emotional state, ...

While social media algorithms have become excellent at matching a user's viewing habits with targeted, personalized content, ...

A generation growing up with algorithmic feeds is not suffering “brain damage,” but their attention, emotions and habits are being shaped in powerful ways. For many families, the first smartphone or ...

Ever wonder why your social media feed seems to “read your mind?” One minute, you’re watching a video about travel, and suddenly, your feed is filled with flight deals and hotel recommendations. It’s ...

But the real question is: connected to what? Parker Woodroof, Ph.D., a social media expert and associate professor of marketing at the Collat School of Business at the University of Alabama at ...