Researchers tested for bias in Facebook’s algorithm by purchasing ads promoting for-profit colleges and studying who saw them. Facebook’s advertising algorithm disproportionately targets Black users ...

Do social media echo chambers deepen political polarization, or simply reflect existing social divisions? A landmark research project that investigated Facebook around the 2020 US presidential ...

(CNN)Facebook-parent Meta is facing four new complaints from human rights groups in Europe alleging that the algorithm it uses to target users with companies' job advertisements is discriminatory, ...

Any longtime Facebook user knows how frustrating it can be to use the social media platform. These days, it seems if you're not being bombarded by suggested posts from Facebook groups and pages you ...

Media firms primarily considered social media platforms crucial for driving traffic to their websites and apps through content promotion and distribution. However, in a significant blow to news and ...

A Facebook algorithm change may have helped boost visibility and engagement to county-level Republican parties across the United States starting in 2018, according to new research by Miami University ...

Do social media echo chambers deepen political polarisation, or simply reflect existing social divisions? A landmark research project that investigated Facebook around the 2020 U.S. presidential ...