Meta launches an AI feature that lets Threads users temporarily personalize their feed by specifying topics in a public post that begins with “Dear Algo”
Meta on Wednesday debuted an AI feature called “Dear Algo” that lets Threads users personalize their content-recommendation algorithms.
Reddit surpasses TikTok as the fourth most-visited social media service in the UK, likely driven by changes to Google's search algorithms and AI deals
Platform is now Britain's fourth most visited social media site as users seek out human-generated content
Internal documents show Instagram's aggressive campaign to win back teens, including by boosting teen-friendly influencers, adjusting its algorithm, and more
The company pursued a yearslong strategy to win teens back even after critics said it wasn't safe, records show. X: @robtornoe . Bluesky: @justinhendrix and @raaleh . Mastodon: @cbarbermd@med-mastodon...
Adam Mosseri says “maybe we'll need” premium longform video for Instagram, and that TikTok's US sale turmoil has given Meta time to retune algorithms
A day before Instagram's new integration for Amazon Fire smart TVs was set to roll out, Adam Mosseri, who runs the platform for Meta …
Apple says it will roll out more App Store ads in 2026 “to increase opportunity in search results”; Apple's website says 800M+ users visit the App Store weekly
Reach users the moment they're searching for apps — to download Paul Hill / Neowin : New iPhone App Store ad slots could push organic search results down Rajat Saini / The Mac Observer : Apple Plans...
Stanford researchers develop a web-based tool that uses an LLM to downrank X posts with antagonistic language in a user's feed, to reduce “partisan animosity”
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/ ... Mike Jay M / @mikejay.link : Evidence suggests that being on X and using the “For You” feed can rapidly cause political polarisation. — And political parties believe...
The US DOJ settles its case against RealPage, which it accused of building algorithms that allowed landlords to illegally collude to drive up rental prices
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Ofcom chief Melanie Dawes warns social media companies to prove their algorithms protect under-18s from seeing harmful content, or face enforcement action
Ofcom chief Melanie Dawes reveals she held meetings with US AI firms over Online Safety Act — Tech companies will be subject …
California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoes SB 771, which would've fined social media companies up to $1M if their algorithms promoted violent or extremist content
To the Members of the California State Senate: I am returning Senate Bill 771 without my signature. Sophia Bollag / GovTech : California Governor Signs New Artificial Intelligence Laws Anabel Sosa / S...
Q&A with Patreon CEO Jack Conte on social media algorithms, studying music at Stanford, streaming, paying out $10B, creators, TikTok, influencers, AI, and more
The man who cofounded Patreon is tired of influencers making content to get clicks. He'd rather creators earn lifelong fans—and he has a plan for that. Bluesky: @vortexegg.com and @wired.com Bluesky:...