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 ...

Internal documents reveal Facebook’s algorithm prioritized angry reactions, which were disproportionately likely to push out misinformation to users. Data scientists raised red flags internally at the ...

When Frances Haugen blew the whistle on Facebook, she thrust algorithm—a clunky Silicon Valley buzzword—into mainstream conversation. Facebook’s algorithm, the mathematical map for how the platform ...

Facebook's vice president of product, Jagjit Chawla, talks about how the platform treats AI-generated content and how you can see less of it. Katelyn is a writer with CNET covering artificial ...

Rebranding cannot solve the true problems plaguing the company. Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg gives the keynote address during the Facebook F8 Developer Conference in San Francisco in 2015.

Meta announced on Tuesday a new Facebook algorithm update that will showcase more Reels videos tailored to users’ preferences. The update includes features that offer users greater control over the ...

Facebook is the latest large tech company to begin mass layoffs, choosing 60 contractors reportedly at random using an algorithm. The unlucky contractors were employed by Meta via its Austin office of ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Consulting firm Accenture reportedly used an algorithm to let go of about 60 contracted workers for Facebook, according to Insider. The ...

Is Facebook exacerbating America's political divide? Are viral posts, algorithmically ranked feeds, and partisan echo chambers driving us apart? Do conservatives and liberals exist in ideological ...