A 2018 change in Facebook’s algorithm resulted in significant boosts in engagement for local Republican groups even though their Democratic counterparts posted more often, according to newly ...

In 2019, researchers at Facebook started creating fake accounts as part of an experiment to test how the social media app’s algorithm promoted disinformation and polarization. The result ...

The word “algorithm” appears 73 times in Facebook’s report, signifying how central AI has become to the company’s future. Just one year ago, 65% of the hate speech posts the company ...

Facebook’s News Feed algorithm determines what users see on its platform — from funny memes to comments from friends. The company regularly updates this algorithm, which can dramatically ...

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg at the Elysee presidential palace, in Paris, on 23 May, 2018 following a meeting with French President on the day of the Tech for Good summit (AFP via Getty Images) ...

Facebook’s algorithm 1 is its superpower — and its kryptonite. Yes, it leads to higher engagement that earns the company billions of dollars, but it’s also tied to some of the company’s ...

Facebook algorithm connects victim to assault. Amy Dickinson. Dear Amy: About 20 years ago, I was raped by my close friend’s longtime boyfriend. ... I’ve frequented FB more often.

Facebook is updating the News Feed ranking algorithm to incorporate data from surveys about who you say are your closest friends and which links you find most worthwhile.

Facebook’s Algorithm Is ‘Influential’ but Doesn’t Necessarily Change Beliefs, Researchers Say. In four new studies, researchers found complicated results from experiments on Facebook’s ...

Dear Amy: About 20 years ago, I was raped by my close friend’s longtime boyfriend. Basically, after drinking at a bar, I was so messed up, they took me to the place where they were staying.