Spotify rolls out controls to keep kids music out of your algorithm

Spotify says that interactivity features are limited on managed accounts, and that age-gated features like the ability to ...

Spotify Premium Subscribers Can Finally Save Their Algorithm From Their Kids

While Spotify has an existing service designed for children, Spotify Kids, it's much different, as it only contains music ...
Psychology Today

What Is TikTok Doing to Us?

TikTok uses an algorithm that we may know little about, but we do know that its effects on users are often negative.
SFGate

TikTok sale puts app’s algorithm in the spotlight – a social media expert explains how the For You Page works and what changes are in store

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Kelley Cotter, Penn State (THE CONVERSATION) President Donald Trump announced on Sept.

What your teenage son is really seeing on social media, according to new survey

Most teen boys are exposed to “digital masculinity,” with posts showing up in their feeds that criticize their body, their emotions and girls, a new survey says.

TikTok sale puts app’s algorithm in the spotlight – a social media expert explains how the For You Page works and what changes are in store

With a change of ownership in the works, TikTok’s algorithm – the secret sauce of its success – is going to be reset for US users. What differences users will see is unclear, but changes are coming.