A slate of research papers published Thursday suggest that the algorithms that drive Facebook and Instagram are not entirely to blame for those platform’s political polarization, as some previously ...

This transcript was prepared by a transcription service. This version may not be in its final form and may be updated. Zoe Thomas: Facebook has always held that its algorithm, the code that decides ...

As of May 2026, the social media landscape has fractured into three parallel distribution systems on Facebook, each with its own ranking logic, while niche platforms are rewarding hyper-specific ...

Media firms primarily considered social media platforms crucial for driving traffic to their websites and apps through content promotion and distribution. However, in a significant blow to news and ...

Social media algorithms, in their commonly known form, are now 15 years old. They were born with Facebook’s introduction of ranked, personalised news feeds in 2009 and have transformed how we interact ...

This photo shows the mobile phone app logos for, from left, Facebook and Instagram in New York, Oct. 5, 2021. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, file) (CN) — A study claiming Meta’s news feed algorithm ...

Media depend on Facebook to reach readers, but negotiating its algorithms and content moderation can be a full-time job, editors and journalists in Bosnia and Herzegovina complain. This post is also ...