If you're seeing the same types of stories repeatedly on your social media feeds, you're not alone, and it's due to something called an "algorithm.""It's a series of steps that a computer follows in ...

A new study from Northwestern University and the University of Chicago offers underlying evidence that the engagement-based ...

Exclusive: Girls with additional needs including special educational needs and mental health problems risk being sucked into ...

Emily is a thought leader in Digital Journal’s Insight Forum (become a member). Social media can make or break a brand. From the potential to go viral and increase brand awareness to the ability to ...

Social media platforms use complex algorithms to decide what content appears on each user's feed. These systems are designed to filter massive amounts of posts and prioritize the ones most likely to ...

As South Africa faces a rising tide of xenophobia, the absence of African ambassadors on Africa Day highlights the urgent ...

Big changes are coming for New York's youngest social media users after Gov. Kathy Hochul signed two bills into law Thursday clamping down on digital platforms' algorithms and use of children's data.

Most parents know the risks of social media, because they themselves use the platforms. Last year, a Pew Research Poll revealed that 55% of parents are extremely or very concerned about teens’ mental ...

Lizzo said that social media algorithms are messing up her album promo ahead of 'Bitch,' a problem she says is "destroying" the industry at large.