A big 2018 algorithm change was designed to encourage positive interaction with friends and family. Company documents show how it had the opposite effect, rewarding outrage and sensationalism. CEO ...

Social media algorithms are constantly evolving, causing significant challenges for businesses trying to maintain their ...

Facebook's algorithm changes have affected real-life media organizations over the last few years. On Sunday night's episode of "Succession," those changes impacted a fictional media company ...

Even before the algorithm and the ads, Facebook was changing how we communicate and how we're willing to present ourselves. As the site grew beyond Harvard, more people got their accounts and ...

After the election, the platform had reportedly decided to elevate established news outlets and reduce visibility of right and left-leaning pages. It didn't work. Right-wing media mocked and ...

This new report highlighted that in 2018, Facebook implemented a change to its News Feed algorithm that gave more weight to “meaningful social interactions” (MSI), particularly shares and ...

The power of social media cannot be denied, but the landscape is complex and constantly changing. It’s easy to get frustrated ...