Meta and TikTok let harmful content rise after evidence outrage drove engagement, say whistleblowers

Social media giants made decisions which allowed more harmful content on people's feeds, after internal research into their ...
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How Social Media Algorithms Work to Rank Content and Boost Your Online Reach

Social media algorithms determine what billions of users see daily, yet most creators barely scratch the surface of how they operate. Platforms prioritize content ranking using engagement metrics, ...
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Instagram Reels will let you access your algorithm – can it make you love social media again?

Some describe social media algorithms as black boxes, dark spaces that have substantial control over what you see but offer virtually zero insight into how they do their dark magic. Instagram is ...
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Changing your social media algorithms | What the Tech?

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (WHAT THE TECH?) — Social media platforms often guess what you want to see but you can change your algorithm with a few taps on your screen. Let’s start with Instagram. Every time ...
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X's 'open source' algorithm isn't a win for transparency, researchers say

The X logo appears on a smartphone screen. (Photo by Nikolas Kokovlis/NurPhoto via Getty Images) (NurPhoto via Getty Images) When X's engineering team published the code that powers the platform's ...
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Social Media & Communication Strategies

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Linguist Adam Aleksic talked about communication strategies and language on social media. Linguist Adam Aleksic talked about communication strategies ...