The feature, called "Dear Algo," lets Threads users personalize what content they see by publicly posting an AI prompt.

Meta — the parent company of Instagram and Facebook — has been fueling what the U.S. surgeon general calls “a national youth mental health crisis.” Features like curated algorithms, infinite scrolling ...

Communication and Digital Affairs Minister Meutya Hafid has called on digital platform giant Meta to be more transparent ...

Twitter owner Elon Musk continued to criticize Meta’s new rival platform Threads late Thursday, accusing the company of using its algorithms to manipulate information and highlighting its extensive ...

For the first time, a jury will hear claims that social media giants like Meta designed social media to addict young users.

Earlier this week Amanda McCellon, a city government worker and community organizer in the greater Oklahoma City metropolitical area, finally decided to pray to the algorithm. “Dear Algorithm,” began ...

Meta is introducing a new fact-checking program to Facebook, Instagram, and Threads next week called Community Notes, which allows users to add context to posts. Meta stated on Thursday that it would ...

Meta plans to test out X’s algorithm for Community Notes to crowdsource fact-checks that will appear across Facebook, Instagram, and Threads. In a blog, Meta said the testing in the US would begin ...

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified in Los Angeles County Superior Court last week, defending his company against claims that ...

Meta's recommendation systems continue to promote such content, the Wall Street Journal and the Canadian Centre for Child Protection cite from recent tests. While Meta has removed problematic hashtags ...