In the high-stakes world of digital marketing, "the algorithm" is often spoken of as a shadowy, unpredictable force that gatekeeps success. For small and medium-sized businesses, trying to keep up ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Hundreds of Utahns are among thousands across the country who are suing the major social media platforms, saying they are promoting harmful content. This week is Eating Disorder ...

As in earlier shutdowns in November 2019 and during the Woman, Life, Freedom movement, the blackout also reshaped who could speak for Iranians abroad. With people inside the country cut off, a ...

For decades, communications leaders understood the rules of access. If you wanted attention at scale, you went through editors, producers, publishers and journalists. Media gatekeepers decided what ...

NAIROBI, Feb 14 (Reuters) - The Ethiopian Media Authority has declined to renew the accreditation for three Addis Ababa-based journalists from Reuters, the news agency said. The EMA also revoked the ...

People often blame social media algorithms that prioritize extreme content for increasing political polarization, but this effect has been difficult to prove. Only the platform owners have access to ...

In the wake of TikTok transition issues and algorithmic upsets, established creators are looking to de-risk platform dependence to ensure they can expand outside of traditional creator spaces. Haley ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — For Aaron Ping, a debate unfolding in Olympia is deeply personal. At home, he still flips through photos of his son Avery: mountain biking with friends, hiking outdoors, playing with ...

Scroll through social media long enough and a pattern emerges. Pause on a post questioning climate change or taking a hard line on a political issue, and the platform is quick to respond—serving up ...

This article was co-authored with Emma Myer, a student at Washington and Lee University who studies Cognitive/Behavioral Science and Strategic Communication. In today’s digital age, social media has ...