Social media apps regularly present teens with algorithmically selected content often described as “for you,” suggesting, by implication, that the curated content is not just “for you” but also “about ...

But the real question is: connected to what? Parker Woodroof, Ph.D., a social media expert and associate professor of marketing at the Collat School of Business at the University of Alabama at ...

A proposed bill would remove any content suggested by an algorithm from social media feeds for Massachusetts teens. Social media platforms would only show teens content from accounts they subscribe to ...

New York is planning to prohibit social media companies from using algorithms to control content to youth without parental consent under a tentative agreement reached by state lawmakers, the Wall ...

Australia recently announced a ban on social media use for kids under 16, citing concerns about mental health and online ...

4 ideas for understanding and managing the power of algorithms on social media Your email has been sent What if tech companies had to release data about how algorithms work and software engineers had ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Nora McDonald, George Mason University (THE CONVERSATION) Social media apps regularly ...