It didn’t take long for Alex Becker to become disillusioned with her tech job. Becker worked as a Teach for America corps member and public-sector researcher before taking a job with a tech company a ...

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The polarising impact of social media isn’t just the result of bad algorithms – it is inevitable because of the core components of how the platforms work, a study with AI-generated users has found. It ...

How do the algorithms that populate our social media feeds actually work? In a piece for Time Magazine excerpted from his recent book Robin Hood Math, Noah Giansiracusa sheds light on the algorithms ...

Ever wondered how social media platforms decide how to fill our feeds? They use algorithms, of course, but how do these algorithms work? A series of corporate leaks over the past few years provides a ...

A 24-year-old woman in Tampa has been arrested for allegedly running an ATM fraud scheme that investigators say played out entirely on social media — using real bank accounts, fake checks, and willing ...

MrBeast, Addison Rae and Alex Warren all began as social media influencers. (Photo Illustration: Liliana Penagos for Yahoo News; photos: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic via Getty Images, Jon ...

Fitness influencer Joey Swoll, who has amassed a following of millions by holding people accountable online, says he's done with social media. Swoll posted an old photo of himself dressed as Hulk ...

SYDNEY, July 30 (Reuters) - Australia said on Wednesday it will add YouTube to sites covered by its world-first ban on social media for teenagers, reversing an earlier decision to exempt the ...

Hulk Hogan’s life and career meant different things to different people, and sometimes even conflicting things to individuals who grew up watching the professional wrestler. An American icon who ...

Just weeks before her death at age 87, legendary pop vocalist Connie Francis saw an unexpected revival of one of her lesser-known songs, thanks to TikTok, Instagram and a new generation of fans who ...

With over 5 billion people on social media, platforms like Instagram, Facebook and TikTok aren’t just places to scroll—they’re places to sell. As consumers spend an average of 141 minutes per day on ...