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Australia plans to force social media firms to enforce an "opt-out" feature for algorithm-based feeds. The proposed legislation will let users over the age of16 choose to see content only from people ...

Social media platforms could be forced to give users in Australia an option to turn off “powerful” algorithms under draft laws to be unveiled by the government this week, Communications Minister Anika ...

On social media, the algorithm drives which words go viral. TikToker and writer Adam Aleksic (@etymologynerd) argues that what we consume on platforms is changing our language on and offline. Aleksic ...

Do your social media accounts feed you content that reflects your core beliefs and guiding principles? Our new research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows that the ...

No political party on earth is as powerful, strong or wise as the Chinese Communist Party, according to its spokespeople. But there are cracks in the facade. Despite surging exports and tech ...

X is significantly expanding its open source codebase, which includes the app’s “For You” algorithm and its core ranking engine, and adding a feature that will let users see if their account or posts ...

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As social media companies face scrutiny over addictive design features, mental health experts cite a stream of breakup content as an example of the failure to protect users. As social media companies ...

X is rolling out a "small tweak" to boost the visibility of your posts and replies to your mutuals, or people who you follow and who follow you back. The platform's head of product, Nikita Bier, ...

Teenagers want a greater voice in the design and governance of platforms such as TikTok, Instagram and YouTube, according to new research led by University College Dublin. Rather than passive victims ...

Ever felt like social media sites don't really care about your interests anymore, instead showing you random stuff you don't even like? Instagram is taking some steps to change that. Instagram chief ...