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 ...

Sports scientists are trying to figure out why female athletes are so prone to a specific type of knee injury. Women are up to eight times more likely than men to tear their ACLs, but little research ...

This article was co-authored with Emma Myer, a student at Washington and Lee University who studies Cognitive/Behavioral Science and Strategic Communication. In today’s digital age, social media has ...

If it feels like social platforms suddenly “get” you more than they used to, you’re not imagining it! In 2026, feeds aren’t only reacting to what you click anymore. They’re predicting what you ...

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, ...

X is revamping the algorithm that ranks posts in the "For You" feed. The engineering team said it will post changes to the algorithm on GitHub every four weeks, including explainers on changes. The ...

Add Decrypt as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Social media platform X has open-sourced its Grok-based transformer model, which ranks For You feed posts by predicting user ...

Social media algorithms change constantly, making it hard to maintain consistent reach and engagement. This article breaks down practical strategies from industry experts who monitor platform updates ...

Elon Musk confirms new X’s algorithm will be open source with monthly updates. Trump issues a flurry of pardons, including for a woman whose sentence he commuted in his first term Greenland's only US ...

He open-sourced Twitter’s algorithm back in 2023, but then never updated the GitHub. He open-sourced Twitter’s algorithm back in 2023, but then never updated the GitHub. is the Verge’s weekend editor.

Google launched four official and confirmed algorithmic updates in 2025, three core updates and one spam update. This is in comparison to last year, in 2024, where we had seven confirmed updates, then ...