Algorithms prioritise engagement, limiting users' control over their social media feeds. Short-form content fuels passive consumption, affecting attention and focus, especially in youth.

A push by leading Democrats to restrict how social media companies use algorithms to serve content to children has been met by a high-stakes lobbying effort. By Jay Root and Grace Ashford ...

TikTok was, like all the other social networks, always in the very human business of deciding what people should see and, like its predecessors, was happy to let the character of the algorithm ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn.--Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti has joined 41 other attorneys general calling on the U.S. Surgeon General to place a warning on algorithm-driven social media platforms.

The content recommendation algorithm that powers the online short video platform TikTok has once again come under the spotlight after the U.S. ordered its Chinese owner, ByteDance, to sell the app ...

Social media has evolved, with algorithms now controlling what we see, when we see it, and for how long. Dive in to understand how this shift impacts us.