Social media algorithms shape what billions of people see every day, yet their real-world effects remain widely misunderstood. This article examines eighteen critical dimensions of algorithmic impact, ...

People often blame social media algorithms that prioritize extreme content for increasing political polarization, but this effect has been difficult to prove. Only the platform owners have access to ...

Scholar argues that anti-discrimination law alone cannot address bias hidden in algorithms. Algorithms also analyze and combine numerous data points in a way that can be difficult to untangle, making ...

European Union regulators said the app’s infinite scroll and personalized algorithm led to “compulsive” behavior, especially among children. By Adam Satariano Reporting from London TikTok’s endless ...

This article was co-authored with Emma Myer, a student at Washington and Lee University who studies Cognitive/Behavioral Science and Strategic Communication. In today’s digital age, social media has ...

Some patterns transcend decoration to become culturally iconic: think William Morris’s ‘Strawberry Thief,’ Maija Isola’s bold ‘Unikko’ poppies or Orla Kiely’s playful ‘Stem’ motif. Designs like these ...

There’s something almost invisible about the way modern entertainment works. You open a streaming app, glance at a homepage filled with titles you were “just thinking about,” or launch a game that ...

Advanced fraud detection system using machine learning to identify fraudulent transactions and activities. This project implements multiple machine learning algorithms including Random Forest, XGBoost ...

In the letter, Senator Markey writes, “CBP’s expansive use of LPRs and predictive technologies represents, at best, a profound invasion of privacy and, at worst, a violation of the Fourth Amendment.

Personalized algorithms may quietly sabotage how people learn, nudging them into narrow tunnels of information even when they start with zero prior knowledge. In the study, participants using ...

Social media algorithms shape what users see, influencing emotions, perceptions, and mental well-being in ways that often go unnoticed. This article examines how these automated systems can amplify ...