Researchers tested for bias in Facebook’s algorithm by purchasing ads promoting for-profit colleges and studying who saw them. Facebook’s advertising algorithm disproportionately targets Black users ...

Do social media echo chambers deepen political polarization, or simply reflect existing social divisions? A landmark research project that investigated Facebook around the 2020 US presidential ...

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 ...

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 ...

A Facebook algorithm change may have helped boost visibility and engagement to county-level Republican parties across the United States starting in 2018, according to new research by Miami University ...

Do social media echo chambers deepen political polarisation, or simply reflect existing social divisions? A landmark research project that investigated Facebook around the 2020 U.S. presidential ...