New research published Thursday attempts to shed light on these questions. Four peer-reviewed studies, appearing in the journals Science and Nature, are the first results of a long-awaited, repeatedly ...

With no communication from the company, publishers relying on Facebook traffic are at the mercy of the inscrutable algorithm, and they say it's punishing them. Reading time 5 minutes An apparent ...

Facebook's vice president of product, Jagjit Chawla, talks about how the platform treats AI-generated content and how you can see less of it. Katelyn is a writer with CNET covering artificial ...

Facebook is trying to help you see Reels you're actually interested in, rather than random videos. The algorithm update will prioritize newer content, showing you 50% more Reels that were posted on ...

A change to the Facebook's News Feed algorithm means you'll be seeing fewer of your friend's Spotify songs, Instagram Likes and other third-party app activity. If you have auto-sharing turned on — ...

Here we go again, folks. It’s not uncommon — especially at this time of year for some reason — to start seeing all kinds of people posting the same thing on Facebook. Something about somehow ...

Media firms primarily considered social media platforms crucial for driving traffic to their websites and apps through content promotion and distribution. However, in a significant blow to news and ...

It’s nearly impossible to say “women’s sexual health” and “brand-safe” in the same sentence. Achieving brand safety on social platforms through algorithmic decisioning has been a focus for platforms, ...

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 ...