It’s no secret that algorithms are incredibly problematic, leading to everything from racist policing to sexist hiring. But even for adults who are extremely online, it can be hard to understand what ...

Mashable’s series Algorithms explores the mysterious lines of code that increasingly control our lives — and our futures. “The Algorithm” is impenetrable. It’s mysterious, it’s all-knowing, it’s ...

Chico Q. Camargo's work has been funded by the Volkswagen foundation, and by the Lloyd’s Register Foundation and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) via the Alan Turing ...

The evolution of what posts get top billing on users’ news feeds, and what gets obscured Facebook’s news feed algorithm has been blamed for fanning sectarian hatred, steering users toward extremism ...