Over the last several years, there have been growing concerns about the influence of social media on fostering political polarization in the US, with critical implications for democracy. But it’s ...

Research conducted at the height of the 2020 election reveals new details about how Facebook's algorithms handle political content. But it... New study shows just how Facebook's algorithm shapes ...

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Eighteen months after Facebook banned communities and users connected with the “Boogaloo” anti-government movement, the group’s extremist ideas were back and flourishing on the social media platform, ...

A California state appeals court recently ruled that Facebook can be sued over alleged discriminatory advertising practices. The case stemmed from a 2020 class action suit claiming Facebook violated ...

This photo shows the mobile phone app logos for, from left, Facebook and Instagram in New York, Oct. 5, 2021. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, file) (CN) — A study claiming Meta’s news feed algorithm ...

(CNN)Facebook-parent Meta is facing four new complaints from human rights groups in Europe alleging that the algorithm it uses to target users with companies' job advertisements is discriminatory, ...

An interdisciplinary team of researchers led by the University of Massachusetts Amherst recently published work in the prestigious journal Science ­­­calling into question the conclusions of a widely ...

Check (MBFC) and shared at least 100 times, whereas Guess et al. consider any post by users with two or The UMass Amherst-led team’s work shows that the Meta-funded research was conducted during a ...

This transcript was prepared by a transcription service. This version may not be in its final form and may be updated. Ryan Knutson: This is the Facebook Files, a series from The Journal. We're ...