Young people with fewer financial resources, especially boys, are the most exposed to advertising about how to make easy money. So confirms a pioneering study by Pompeu Fabra University (UPF), which ...

Users can note which content they would like to view more frequently. Instagram is handing users some control in deciding what content they see. The social media giant is allowing users to have a say ...

Instagram has introduced a new feature that gives users unprecedented control over the content recommendations powering their Reels feed. The update, called Your Algorithm, allows people to see how ...

From education and advocacy to entrepreneurship and culture, the creators on the Forbes 30 Under 30 Social Media list are redefining what it means to influence. Across platforms, Gen Z creators are ...

For the first time, Instagram will start letting you control the topics its algorithm recommends, much as you now can on TikTok. The new feature is starting with the Reels tab but will eventually come ...

The Government has been urged to restrict “toxic” social media algorithms over potential harms being done to children. Taoiseach Micheál Martin said the European Commission was already investigating ...

Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. December 10 could well go down in history as the day teen influencers were put into early retirement and nonsensical Gen Alpha ...

The Internet revolution has brought extraordinary benefits and fuelled rapid innovation. Yet alongside this progress came the rise of social media, a defining pillar of Web 2.0. This new era ...

As TNA and WWE's partnership continues, TNA's programming appears to be on the move. In October, TNA President Carlos Silva, said that they were in "active negotiations with a partner". Last month, ...

Imagine opening up your favourite social media app and only seeing updates from your friends. No suggested content, rage bait or targeted advertising — just curated posts from the people you choose to ...

Teach Us Consent chief executive Chanel Contos said an algorithm opt-in would “keep the momentum going” in the wake of the federal government’s world-first social media ban for children aged under 16, ...