The Dáíl has this morning debated the Online Safety (Recommender Algorithms) Bill 2026. People Before Profit TD Paul Murphy said the bill would "turn off toxic social media algorithms". Mr Murphy said ...

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, ...

Ever wondered how social media platforms decide how to fill our feeds? They use algorithms, of course, but how do these algorithms work? A series of corporate leaks over the past few years provides a ...

Curated on likes, messages and retention, social media exploits personal vulnerabilities to understand what will keep the user’s attention. This creates a deceptive representation of reality, and the ...

The X logo appears on a smartphone screen. (Photo by Nikolas Kokovlis/NurPhoto via Getty Images) (NurPhoto via Getty Images) When X's engineering team published the code that powers the platform's ...

A generation growing up with algorithmic feeds is not suffering “brain damage,” but their attention, emotions and habits are being shaped in powerful ways. For many families, the first smartphone or ...