For example, a person we are connected to online might not necessarily be trustworthy, ... Social media algorithms exploit how humans learn from their peers Date: August 3, 2023 ...

On social media platforms, algorithms are mainly designed to amplify information that sustains engagement, meaning they keep people clicking on content and coming back to the platforms.

For example, Mark Ledwich and Anna Zaitsev analyzed over 800 political channels on YouTube, ... Social media algorithms function on a system of monetized popularity.

People’s daily interactions with online algorithms affect how they learn from others, with negative consequences including social misperceptions, conflict, and the spread of misinformation, my ...

The new Australian Internet Observatory will shed crucial light on the inner workings of social media platforms. Social media algorithms are shrouded in secrecy. We’re trying to change that ...

Researcher Aviv Ovadya views social media algorithms as fueling extremism around the world, and he has an idea to fix that — not by getting rid of the algorithms but by changing how they work.

Social media platforms have been implicated in conflicts of all scales, from urban gun violence to the storming of the U.S. Capitol building on January 6 and civil war in South Sudan.Scientifically, ...

Social media algorithms amplify extreme political views. Functional misalignment can also lead to greater spread of misinformation. A recent study suggests that people who are spreading political ...

People’s daily interactions with online algorithms affect how they learn from others, with negative consequences including social misperceptions, conflict and the spread of misinformation ...