The joys and perils of life on social media are many, but one of the chief tradeoffs of these platforms is the way that they are controlled by algorithms. An algorithm can be great, because the best ...

Instagram is changing how its algorithm recommends content. Smaller, original content creators stand to benefit the most. For a long time, content aggregators have been able to reach audiences by ...

The modern internet is ruled by algorithms. When you boot up Instagram, for example, what you see in your feed is strategically sorted by the app's AI based on your past activity to keep you engaged ...

Instagram's algorithms connect and promote a "vast network" of pedophiles interested in "underage sex content," a bombshell new report found. The Meta-owned social media company's algorithms promote ...

Instagram’s algorithm serves videos to adults who they think might have a prurient interest in children, according to an investigation conducted by the Wall Street Journal. The social media app, which ...

Meta-owned Instagram has been making significant changes to how the social media site operates and recommends content, especially focusing on original content in Instagram recommendations and creating ...

This transcript was prepared by a transcription service. This version may not be in its final form and may be updated. Zoe Thomas: Welcome to Tech News Briefing. It's Thursday, June 8th. I'm Zoe ...

In a blog post, Instagram explains that “historically” its systems worked so that creators with “large followings and aggregators of reposted content have gotten more reach in recommendations than ...

Instagram’s recommendation algorithms linked and even promoted a “vast pedophile network” that advertised the sale of illicit “child-sex material” on the platform, according to the findings of an ...

Don’t expect “old Instagram” to return anytime soon. During Meta Platforms‘ second-quarter earnings call with Wall Street analysts, CEO Mark Zuckerberg and other execs emphasized the potential for ...