Facebook’s News Feed algorithm determines what users see on its platform — from funny memes to comments from friends. The company regularly updates this algorithm, which can dramatically change what ...

Facebook’s algorithm 1 is its superpower — and its kryptonite. Yes, it leads to higher engagement that earns the company billions of dollars, but it’s also tied to some of the company’s biggest ...

As of today, Facebook is changing the way news stories are ranked in its main feed with an algorithm update that prioritizes original reporting. In addition, Facebook’s algorithm will now demote news ...

Researchers at AlgorithmWatch say they were forced to abandon their research project monitoring the Instagram algorithm after legal threats from Facebook. The Berlin-based project went public with the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you've been noticing a distinct change in the content you're seeing on Facebook recently, you aren't alone. Several members of ...

A 2018 change in Facebook’s algorithm resulted in significant boosts in engagement for local Republican groups even though their Democratic counterparts posted more often, according to newly published ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Facebook has always claimed that its mission is to bring people together, but a new report from The Wall Street Journal laid bare what many have ...

How Facebook’s feed algorithm works has always been something of a mystery. The algorithm determines which posts and ads you see, and which are given more prominence, and has often been a source of ...

The formula that keeps people engaged when on Facebook. Facebook algorithms feed people what they want to see and hear by analyzing their past interests, no different than Google and countless other ...