If you've been noticing a distinct change in the content you're seeing on Facebook recently, you aren't alone. Several members of the IndyStar newsroom have reported seeing a disproportionate amount ...

New research published Thursday attempts to shed light on these questions. Four peer-reviewed studies, appearing in the journals Science and Nature, are the first results of a long-awaited, repeatedly ...

With no communication from the company, publishers relying on Facebook traffic are at the mercy of the inscrutable algorithm, and they say it's punishing them. Reading time 5 minutes An apparent ...

When Facebook's internal documents were leaked by whistleblower Frances Haugen in 2021, the company's own research showed its algorithm prioritises content provoking "angry" reactions, leading to what ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON — The powerful algorithms used by Facebook and Instagram to deliver content to users have increasingly been blamed for amplifying misinformation and political polarization. But a series of ...

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A change to the Facebook's News Feed algorithm means you'll be seeing fewer of your friend's Spotify songs, Instagram Likes and other third-party app activity. If you have auto-sharing turned on — ...

An interdisciplinary team of researchers led by the University of Massachusetts Amherst have published work in the journal Science calling into question the conclusions of a widely reported ...

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