Social media algorithms, in their commonly known form, are now 15 years old. They were born with Facebook’s introduction of ranked, personalised news feeds in 2009 and have transformed how we interact ...

An algorithm may be accurate at detecting toxic speech overall, but it may not detect it equally well across all groups of people and all social contexts. "If I just look at overall performance, I may ...

In late May, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy warned of the “profound risk of harm” that social media poses to young people, confirming the view advanced by numerous child advocates. In so doing, Murthy ...