TikTok's U.S. sale shifted ownership to American investors, but ByteDance's continuing role in the recommendation algorithm ...

The UK government wants YouTube to prioritize trusted news broadcasters during major events. YouTube warns the proposal could ...

Recommender systems are machine learning applications in online platforms that automate tasks historically done by people. In the news industry, recommender algorithms can assume the tasks of editors ...

X's published recommendation code shows Premium accounts receive a measurable reach boost, helping explain why many creators ...

A recent study published in the Journal of Cultural Economics suggests that highly accurate content recommendation algorithms might accidentally make our entertainment feel boring over time. The ...

Whether on the web or the app, the home page of The New York Times is a crucial gateway, setting the stage for readers’ experiences and guiding them to the most important news of the day. The Times ...

Nearly a year after Elon Musk first floated the idea of making Twitter's recommendation algorithm public, the company has posted the source code for its recommendation algorithm on GitHub. In a ...

Thanks to algorithms, social media platforms can generate content that feels like it's made just for you. And while you may acknowledge that technology is what delivers the content, you may sometimes ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. The author of Filterworld: How Algorithms Flattened Culture discusses how we might be able to cultivate our own ...