CNN

People are missing out on job opportunities on Facebook because of gender, research suggests

(CNN)Facebook-parent Meta is facing four new complaints from human rights groups in Europe alleging that the algorithm it uses to target users with companies' job advertisements is discriminatory, ...
The Hill

Facebook algorithms not driving political polarization: studies

A slate of research papers published Thursday suggest that the algorithms that drive Facebook and Instagram are not entirely to blame for those platform’s political polarization, as some previously ...
Santa Rosa Press Democrat

Facebook’s algorithm is ‘influential’ but doesn’t necessarily change beliefs, researchers say

At the same time, the consumption of political news on Facebook and Instagram was highly segregated by ideology, according to another study. SAN FRANCISCO — The algorithms powering Facebook and ...
CNN

Facebook enables gender discrimination in job ads, European human rights body rules

Editor’s Note: This story, originally published in February 2025, is part of ‘Systems Error,’ a series by CNN’s As Equals, investigating how your gender shapes your life online. For information about ...
Courthouse News Service

Researchers question claim about Facebook news algorithm curbing election misinformation

This photo shows the mobile phone app logos for, from left, Facebook and Instagram in New York, Oct. 5, 2021. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, file) (CN) — A study claiming Meta’s news feed algorithm ...