You’re reading Fault Lines, Jay Caspian Kang’s weekly column on politics and the media. If you never have to explain yourself, you can’t really ever be wrong. In recent decades, few things have been ...

ANN ARBOR, MI — It’s likely going to cost the Ann Arbor District Library tens of millions of dollars to build the new downtown library city voters conceptually approved last August. With that in mind, ...

A new study published in Nature has found that X's algorithm—the hidden system or "recipe" that governs which posts appear in your feed and in which order—shifts users' political opinions in a more ...

People often blame social media algorithms that prioritize extreme content for increasing political polarization, but this effect has been difficult to prove. Only the platform owners have access to ...

When Ben Rosenfeld started working as a residential assistant at a Stanford University dorm, he encountered 77 freshmen possessed by an “all-consuming” force. His new gig coincided with the release of ...

The US version of TikTok is now under the control of Larry Ellison’s Oracle and a number of investment firms. The US version of TikTok is now under the control of Larry Ellison’s Oracle and a number ...

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, ...

Ann Arbor Mayor Christopher Taylor sits in the Ann Arbor City Council meeting at Ann Arbor City Hall Tuesday night. Emily Alberts/DAILY. Buy this photo.Wil In a presentation to the council, DDA ...

[Sketchiest Guy in the World Voice] Hey kid, wanna see the X algorithm? It’s right over here. No really, Elon Musk appears to be partly making good on his promise about a week ago to open up the X ...

Elon Musk's social network X (formerly known as Twitter) last night released some of the code and architecture of its overhauled social recommendation algorithm under a permissive, enterprise-friendly ...

Already a powerhouse in the United Kingdom, the communications agency is seeking to expand its U.S. operations as it moves more heavily into film, awards, festivals and live events. By Borys Kit ...