Kojak fingerprint scanners from Integrated Biometrics are playing a major role in the enrollment of citizens for Ethiopia's ...

French President Emmanuel Macron said "free speech" is "pure bulls---" without guidelines in an attack on social media giants for failing to restrict access for younger users. While speaking at the ...

In this segment, Mike Broomhead dives deep into the invisible force shaping the next generation: social media algorithms. It’s no longer just about who your kids follow—it’s about what the machine is ...

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 ...

Annalee Schott used to live in rural Colorado where the farm, the barn, and the horses were her happy place. But online she was drawn into a dark world. The 18-year-old’s TikTok algorithm allegedly ...

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 ...

With children increasingly glued to their cell phones, state legislators are hoping to reduce potential harm with restrictions for those under 18. Lawmakers are pushing a detailed bill that would ...

BEIJING, Jan. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Many American users who initially joined Xiaohongshu, a Chinese app for sharing daily life, a year ago following a looming TikTok ban - often referred to as ...

Social media algorithms determine what billions of users see daily, yet most creators barely scratch the surface of how they operate. Platforms prioritize content ranking using engagement metrics, ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (WHAT THE TECH?) — Social media platforms often guess what you want to see but you can change your algorithm with a few taps on your screen. Let’s start with Instagram. Every time ...