You might be familiar with the terms "seggs" and "unalive" if you've spent time on social media platforms. They're a part of ...

The social media platforms where we spend so much time are powered by algorithms that exercise significant control over what content each user sees. But researchers know little specific detail ...

In today’s world of the internet and social media, content is produced at an overwhelming rate. In a single day, there are 4.75 million items shared by Facebook users each day, 95 million photos and ...

Different algorithms prioritize different content formats. For example, Reels on Instagram, carousels on LinkedIn, and short-form videos on TikTok all perform especially well.

Social media algorithms aren't built to adapt to sudden changes like a breakup. "It's just really hard to have an algorithm that's built for one thing to work really well for something else, where ...

Social media algorithms function on a system of monetized popularity. This means that whichever posts received a lot of attention from other users will be more likely to be recommended.

A 2022 book that we co-edited, “ Antisemitism on Social Media,” offers perspectives from the U.S., Germany, Denmark, Israel, India, U.K. and Sweden on how algorithms on Facebook, Twitter ...

Monitoring social media seems like an obvious way of predicting events such as a protest or a terrorist attack, but it has so far proved challenging. For example, Brazil was largely unprepared for ...

Commentary Comment: Social media may be losing its algorithm camouflage Regulators in Europe are looking at ways to understand AI through its effects rather than its data. By Wire Service ...

The power of social media cannot be denied, but the landscape is complex and constantly changing. It’s easy to get frustrated with the various algorithms that control how much of your messaging ...