A new study from Northwestern University and the University of Chicago offers underlying evidence that the engagement-based ...

Alarming new findings from the CAM's Antisemitism Research Center have uncovered that Instagram is not merely hosting antisemitic content, but actively amplifying it to millions of users A ...

There is an increasing focus by governments and certain concerned civil society initiatives that algorithms might be amplifying terrorist and violent extremist content (TVEC). This focus is a result ...

Twitter said in April that it was undertaking a new effort to study algorithmic fairness on its platform and whether its algorithms contribute to "unintentional harms." As part of that work, the ...

This week Facebook announced, with much fanfare, that it will temporarily ban all political advertising after polls close on November 3rd, “to reduce opportunities for confusion or abuse.” ...

TikTok has quietly become one of the most influential platforms in the contemporary information environment, not because it promotes a particular ideology, but because it systematically prioritizes ...

The trial lawsuit against Meta and Google argues that Instagram and YouTube were designed to keep teens engaged at the expense of their mental health, prioritizing user engagement over the devastating ...

Twitter says that right-leaning content receives ‘more algorithmic amplification’ Twitter says that right-leaning content receives ‘more algorithmic amplification’ is a news writer who covers the ...

If you’re a Twitter user, you’ll know that when scrolling through your home feed, in between posts from accounts you follow, you’ll sometimes see tweets tagged “you might like”. In other words, ...

A new bipartisan bill, introduced on Wednesday, could mark Congress’ first step toward addressing algorithmic amplification of harmful content. The Social Media NUDGE Act, authored by Sens. Amy ...