The powerful algorithms used by Facebook and Instagram to deliver content to users have increasingly been blamed for amplifying misinformation and political polarization. But a series of ...

Meta's collaboration with independent researchers to investigate Facebook and Instagram's impact on the 2020 US election has published its first set of research papers. The papers analysed Facebook ...

US researchers worked with Meta to analyse how the social media company’s algorithms influenced what people saw and believed during the 2020 US election period. The Science Media Centre asked local ...

Instagram prioritizes shareable content in rankings and reveals that the sends-to-reach ratio is key for improved visibility. Sends-to-reach ratio is a crucial ranking factor on Instagram. Instagram ...

High school calculus is probably the last time you had to think about algorithms—if you’re lucky, that is. But for performers and content creators alike, there’s a new algorithm to worry about: ...

Discover how the Instagram algorithm works in 2023 from CEO Adam Mosseri and get answers about ranking, reach, and shadowbanning. Adam Mosseri, CEO of Instagram, released a new video and blog post ...