Ever wondered how social media platforms decide how to fill our feeds? They use algorithms, of course, but how do these algorithms work? A series of corporate leaks over the past few years provides a ...

Algorithms don't just pick playlists. They're changing your life Joy Buolamwini and Kyle Chayka want you to know: Algorithms aren't that complicated. "To me, an algorithm is just a sequence of steps ...

It's common knowledge that social media feeds are controlled by algorithms but who controls them and how do we keep dangerous and unwanted content away? NBC’s Jacob Ward shares ways you can protect ...

In an era dominated by social media, misinformation has become an all too familiar foe, infiltrating our feeds and sowing seeds of doubt and confusion. With more than half of social media users across ...

Bumble works the same for men and women, except that men aren't allowed to send the first message to a woman they've matched ...

But the real question is: connected to what? Parker Woodroof, Ph.D., a social media expert and associate professor of marketing at the Collat School of Business at the University of Alabama at ...

Breaking up has always been hard. But in the digital age, consciously uncoupling has never been more difficult. So, what are the rules of engagement for blocking someone after you've called it quits?

With a change of ownership in the works, TikTok’s algorithm – the secret sauce of its success – is going to be reset for US users. What differences users will see is unclear, but changes are coming.

How do the algorithms that populate our social media feeds actually work? In a piece for Time Magazine excerpted from his recent book Robin Hood Math, Noah Giansiracusa sheds light on the algorithms ...