Parents will now be able to set a timer for how much time children’s connected accounts can spend watching Shorts — YouTube’s ...

Social media algorithms change constantly, making it hard to maintain consistent reach and engagement. This article breaks ...

And the simplest way to get YouTube to unlearn that and get back on track is by clearing your watch history or deleting the ...

By the numbers, everything is going great for creators. So why are so many of them scared it’s all about to fall apart?

Mosseri explained that Instagram employs an "exploration-based ranking" system. This method intentionally reserves impressions to test new and unproven content. He likened the process to a competitive ...

Founder of Bleeding Cool. The longest-serving digital news reporter in the world, since 1992. Author of comic books The Flying Friar, Holed Up, The Avengefuls, Doctor Who: Room With A Deja Vu, The ...

In this episode of Galaxy Brain, Charlie Warzel turns the camera on himself to ask a simple question: Why are you seeing his face? Using YouTube’s takeover of podcasts as a starting point, he explores ...

If you’ve ever grabbed your phone “for just five minutes” and somehow found yourself still scrolling through TikTok, Instagram Reels or YouTube Shorts an hour later, you can relate. Many people assume ...

Media personalities and online influencers who sow social division for a living, blame the rise of assassination culture on Antifa and MAGA. Meanwhile, tech CEOs gin up fears of an AI apocalypse. But ...