Axios also suggests “pruning” the algorithm and training it to know what you want. By holding down on a video, an option to tap “Not Interested” will pop up. Using that will help the algorithm know to ...

Some parents and experts question how realistic enforcement will be, whether children will find ways to bypass the restrictions, and how digital literacy can go in ensuring young people’s online ...

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 ...

Feed algorithms are not politically neutral. According to a recent study published in the journal Nature, using the ...

Freya India is calling on young people to log off social media and reclaim a self that isn't shaped for the algorithm ...

We did the maths to prove social algorithms can be addictive. Like cigarettes or carbon, a tax on algorithms could be the key to breaking the digital arms race.

The UK government is considering whether to ban under-16s from accessing social media, alongside a series of other measures intended to protect young people’s well-being. This includes proposals to ...

Researchers analyzed more than 14 million social media posts from accounts in Canada and found that 87 per cent of ...

People often blame social media algorithms that prioritize extreme content for increasing political polarization, but this effect has been difficult to prove. Only the platform owners have access to ...

“You scroll without thinking and lose track of time,” admits Ramón, a Spanish 15-year-old, of his habits on social media. “You see girls sexualising themselves, car crashes, really violent stuff,” he ...

Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri argued that social media is not “clinically addictive” in the latest from the landmark trial. On the second day of the trial, which took place Wednesday before a jury in Los ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — For Aaron Ping, a debate unfolding in Olympia is deeply personal. At home, he still flips through photos of his son Avery: mountain biking with friends, hiking outdoors, playing with ...