The top link for Facebook's 1.7 billion users was a hoax, claiming that the World Trade Center was destroyed by bombs. Alfred Ng Senior Reporter / CNET News Alfred Ng was a senior reporter for CNET ...

Tech company Meta is breaking French anti-discrimination law, due to the sexist recommendations of its algorithm, according ...

Adam Mosseri, the Head of Facebook News Feed, provided a video walk through of how their news feed algorithm works. I then compare what he said to a Facebook patent that lists him as an author and ...

If you've been noticing a distinct change in the content you're seeing on Facebook recently, you aren't alone. Several members of the IndyStar newsroom have reported seeing a disproportionate amount ...

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 ...

The growing stream of reporting on and data about fake news, misinformation, partisan content, and news literacy is hard to keep up with. This weekly roundup offers the highlights of what you might ...

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Meta Platforms on Tuesday rejected a ruling by the French rights watchdog against its algorithm after ...

Last week the how-to content site for women LittleThings blamed its shutdown on Facebook ’s latest algorithm change, which downplays posts by publishers and brands in a push to emphasize content by ...

In a new commentary published in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine, two researchers are questioning the ethics and transparency of Facebook's suicide prevention system. The algorithm reportedly ...