(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Ziv Epstein ...

Social media algorithms have fundamentally altered how information spreads online, often amplifying misleading content faster than fact-checkers can respond. This article examines the mechanisms ...

Social media platforms use complex algorithms to decide what content appears on each user's feed. These systems are designed to filter massive amounts of posts and prioritize the ones most likely to ...

Following Ukraine's recent drone strikes on Russian data centers, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy suggested there was ...

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 ...

Algorithms are central to modern mathematics and computer science. They are explicit procedures valued for their clarity, efficiency and beauty. Beyond these fields, however, the word “algorithm” is ...

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 ...