Are we shaping our feeds or are they shaping us — and is this healthy? Faculty weigh in recommendation algorithms.

Do they realize that showing sorted content is an algorithm? So "show me popular, top-rated, or most recent content" are all "algorithms." ... the wording seems about ...

In a bipartisan effort to "protect kids from harm," an unlikely cohort of senators introduced a bill that would restrict minors' access to social media, as well as ban companies from using algorithms ...

Streaming algorithms are making it harder for Australian kids to find and identify locally made content, according to new data published by several academic institutions and the Australian Children’s ...

CHICAGO, Ill. (WTVO) — Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has signed legislation aimed at increasing online safety protections for children and teens by restricting certain social media platform features and ...

New York’s Legislature passed a bill on Friday that would ban social media platforms from using "addictive" recommendation algorithms for child users. It’s expected that Gov. Kathy Hochul will sign ...

This is the wrong approach. It just needs to be that any content promoted by algorithm becomes the speech of the company, and therefore is no longer protected by Section 230. Of course that would ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CHICAGO, Ill. (WTVO) — Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has signed legislation aimed at increasing online safety protections for children ...