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It looks like Instagram's algorithm systematically boosts seminude pictures
Algorithm Watch monitored posts from 37 creators from the accounts of 26 volunteers to analyze Inst…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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YouTube took down twice as many videos as usual from April to June because the pandemic forced it to rely on moderation algorithms
YouTube relied more heavily on algorithms, rather than human moderators, to remove videos during th…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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Experts dissected TikTok's algorithm and say a US buyer will struggle to replicate its magic
A buyer can't afford to miss out on TikTok's algorithm.
Chris Stokel-Walker
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Computer Algorithms may help cancer patients manage symptoms
Computer algorithms may have benefited a lot of cancer patients in managing their symptoms. Now, a …
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TikTok's deal with Oracle and Walmart lets it cling on to its most valuable asset — its algorithm
TikTok's recommendation algorithm is considered by experts to be the company's "secret sauce," and …
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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An AI tool which reconstructed a pixelated picture of Barack Obama to look like a white man perfectly illustrates racial bias in algorithms
For years researchers and activists have warned against algorithmic bias, when datasets ingrain alg…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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YouTube's algorithm change successfully curbed misinformation ahead of the election — and boosted Fox News at the same time, new research has found
Researchers speculated this is because the algorithm now favors channels designated as authoritativ…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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Senator Elizabeth Warren says Amazon's search algorithm is actively 'peddling misinformation' about COVID-19
The senator is asking how its algorithms work and how Amazon intends to crack down on false COVID-1…
Francis Agustin
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Twitter to soon let users adjust algorithm: Elon Musk
Twitter CEO Elon Musk on Saturday said that the micro-blogging platform will provide users the abil…
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TikTok's algorithm is promoting homophobia and anti-trans violence on For You Pages, experiment finds
Liking just one anti-LGBTQ video can lead to the algorithm flooding a For You Page with homophobic …
Joshua Zitser
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Instagram pushes back against 'The Algorithm' - because it tracks every action you take on the app using 'a variety of algorithms'
"We rank things differently in different parts of the app, based on how people use them," said head…
Allana Akhtar
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China's government published a catalog of algorithms from 30 tech firms including TikTok's owner — but it's not clear how much it actually knows about them
China is the first country in the world to publish an index of private company algorithms, but it's…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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Elon Musk says Twitter will open source its algorithm next week after supporting the idea for months
Musk polled Twitter users last year about whether to make the algorithm open source, which he says …
Sarah Jackson
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China says it will send government officials to inspect Big Tech firms over their use of algorithms
China wants to review Big Tech algorithms, saying they could promote fake news, online addiction, a…
Jyoti Mann
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Twitter study reveals its algorithms amplify political tweets from right-leaning users
The comparison was made between Twitter’s algorithmic timeline and the reverse chronological t…
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This AI algorithm predicts your first impressions based on your facial expressions
Jordan W. Suchow, a cognitive scientist and AI expert at School of Business at Stevens said “the…
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Zuckerberg reportedly brushed aside internal research that showed Facebook exposed users to more and more extreme views, saying he never wanted the topic brought to him again
After Facebook researchers found the site contributed to divisive rhetoric, executives reportedly n…