New research published Thursday attempts to shed light on these questions. Four peer-reviewed studies, appearing in the journals Science and Nature, are the first results of a long-awaited, repeatedly ...

Meta disputed findings released in four studies in academic journals examining Facebook and Instagram's impact on the 2020 election. NPR talks to UT-Austin professor Talia Stroud, a study co-author.

Over the last several years, there have been growing concerns about the influence of social media on fostering political polarization in the US, with critical implications for democracy. But it’s ...

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 ...

With no communication from the company, publishers relying on Facebook traffic are at the mercy of the inscrutable algorithm, and they say it's punishing them. Reading time 5 minutes An apparent ...

Is Facebook exacerbating America's political divide? Are viral posts, algorithmically ranked feeds, and partisan echo chambers driving us apart? Do conservatives and liberals exist in ideological ...

Changing Facebook's algorithm to reduce engagement would have significant business implications. The systems serve up content they predict will keep users clicking, liking, commenting, and sharing — ...