Social media feeds are becoming more customizable as platforms like Threads, Instagram, and TikTok introduce tools that let users directly influence the algorithms powering their recommendations.

Emily is a thought leader in Digital Journal’s Insight Forum (become a member). Social media can make or break a brand. From the potential to go viral and increase brand awareness to the ability to ...

Social media algorithms determine what billions of users see daily, yet most creators barely scratch the surface of how they operate. Platforms prioritize content ranking using engagement metrics, ...

Footage of Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey warning social media users about what they become while scrolling resurfaced this week. His speech took place at the Africa Bitcoin Conference 2024, where he ...

Young people with fewer financial resources, especially boys, are the most exposed to advertising about how to make easy money. So confirms a pioneering study by Pompeu Fabra University (UPF), which ...

If you’re reading this article, there’s a good chance you found it through social media. Perhaps it was via a friend’s share or a suggestion from the algorithm, but either way, social media has ...

On this particular occasion, though, it wasn't exactly my reflection I was staring at. These clips belonged to a sock puppet account I had created on Instagram using a factory-reset burner phone. It ...

Breaking up has always been hard. But in the digital age, consciously uncoupling has never been more difficult. So, what are the rules of engagement for blocking someone after you've called it quits?

Reducing the visibility of polarizing content in social media feeds can measurably lower partisan animosity. To come up with this finding, my colleagues and I developed a method that let us alter the ...