How the Facebook ‘like’ button ruined the internet – and why it’s time to ditch the algorithm

With social media bans for children coming into force, Anthony Cuthbertson looks at why it might be time to get rid of the ...
Time

Here's How Facebook's News Feed Actually Works

Facebook Profile Page, 2014-2015. Facebook updated both the newsfeed algorithm and the privacy settings.Courtesy of Alex Fitzpatrick/Facebook There are two very important rooms that will help ...
The Hill

Facebook algorithms not driving political polarization: studies

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 ...
Courthouse News Service

Researchers question claim about Facebook news algorithm curbing election misinformation

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 ...
Wall Street Journal

The Facebook Files, Part 4: The Outrage Algorithm

This transcript was prepared by a transcription service. This version may not be in its final form and may be updated. Ryan Knutson: This is the Facebook Files, a series from The Journal. We're ...
Time

How the Secret Algorithms Behind Social Media Actually Work

Flat vector illustration created from hand drawn doodles and textures depicting different people using wireless technology. Ever wondered how social media platforms decide how to fill our feeds? They ...