Most social media platforms, from X to Facebook, are designed to make it difficult to put down your phone. Companies achieve this goal via algorithms, which in short are mathematical formulas that ...

High school calculus is probably the last time you had to think about algorithms—if you’re lucky, that is. But for performers and content creators alike, there’s a new algorithm to worry about: ...

Instagram users have long wondered whether Meta listens to private conversations to serve personalized advertisements. Video Adam Mosseri, CEO and president of Instagram, recently spoke directly to ...

On Threads, the algorithm-configuration feature is tied to Instagram’s larger efforts to revamp its main app to emphasize ...

Meta's Instagram now has more than 3 billion monthly active users, head Adam Mosseri announced on Wednesday. The app’s recent growth, he said, has come from three areas: direct messages, Reels, and ...