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Instagram Algorithm Off-Switch Could Slash Engagement by Half, Mosseri Warns
technology28 days ago

Instagram Algorithm Off-Switch Could Slash Engagement by Half, Mosseri Warns

Adam Mosseri warned in Australia that turning off Instagram’s recommendation algorithm can cut engagement by up to 50% and reduce user satisfaction, a warning tied to Australia’s proposed Digital Duty of Care bill that would require prompts to disable ranking. The piece discusses how a chronological feed can overwhelm users with brands and how policy makers view engagement and time spent as harms, while noting Europe’s Digital Services Act push for non‑profiling feeds has seen modest adoption.

via The Next Web|
#algorithm#australia#digital-services-act
Australia gives users control over feeds with opt-out option
technology1 month ago

Australia gives users control over feeds with opt-out option

Australia proposes the 'My Feed, My Way' rule to force platforms to let users 16+ choose between an algorithmic, personalized feed or a non-algorithmic feed showing only content from followed accounts, with penalties up to AU$109.2 million for noncompliance; the bill also targets protective measures for under-18s from addictive features, as regulators press back against Big Tech amid recent settlements such as Meta's $18 billion case.

via CNBC|
#algorithm#australia#opt-out
Instagram Enforces AI-Generated Profile Labels to curb undisclosed AI accounts
technology1 month ago

Instagram Enforces AI-Generated Profile Labels to curb undisclosed AI accounts

Instagram will require AI-generated profiles to use an 'AI-generated profile' label and will downgrade or block their reach if they don’t disclose AI authorship; the label is being changed from 'AI Creator' to something clearer, and Meta says it will proactively flag suspected AI masquerading as humans so their posts won’t appear in recommendations until labeled.

via Business Insider|
#ai#algorithm#instagram
States sue Meta for addictive design, seeking $200 billion in damages
technology1 month ago

States sue Meta for addictive design, seeking $200 billion in damages

A coalition of 29 U.S. state attorneys general has filed a $200 billion lawsuit against Meta (Facebook and Instagram), accusing the company of designing an addictive platform and targeting youths through its recommender algorithm. Building on earlier cases against social media, the suit could push for changes to how content is ranked and shown, potentially reshaping the industry and its advertising model, even if it stops short of breaking up the company.

via The Guardian|
#algorithm#antitrust#meta
Threads Cross-Posting Chaos Highlights User Confusion
technology3 months ago

Threads Cross-Posting Chaos Highlights User Confusion

Meta's Threads is growing, but cross-posting from Instagram and Facebook can cause unintended posts to appear on Threads, sometimes going viral. Meta has added friction to curb accidental cross-posting, yet the platform's highly personalized algorithm can amplify these misposts, illustrating a divide between users who understand the app and those who don’t.

via Business Insider|
#algorithm#cross-posting#social-media
From Baghdad to modern math: the twin origins of algebra and algorithm
science3 months ago

From Baghdad to modern math: the twin origins of algebra and algorithm

The article traces algebra to al-Khwarizmi’s 9th‑century Baghdad treatise on calculation by completion and balancing, and shows how the word algorithm comes from the Latinized form of his name in a separate Hindu-Arabic arithmetic text; it also explains how al-Khwarizmi blended Greek geometry with Indian numerals at the House of Wisdom, how his work spread to Europe via translators, and how the terms for both the field and computational procedure evolved into their modern meanings.

via Space Daily|
#al-khwarizmi#algebra#algorithm
Instagram Introduces Topic-Based Personalization for Its Main Feed
technology4 months ago

Instagram Introduces Topic-Based Personalization for Its Main Feed

Instagram expanded its algorithm personalization to the main feed, letting users select topics they want more or less of; however requests to see more posts from people they follow currently error, underscoring a focus on recommendations, while Meta's Adam Mosseri says the feature—enabled by large language models—gives users more agency and hints at deeper or bespoke personalization in the future.

via Engadget|
#algorithm#feed#instagram
Instagram’s Algorithm Rewards Original Content, Dimming Reposts
technology5 months ago

Instagram’s Algorithm Rewards Original Content, Dimming Reposts

Instagram unveiled new ranking rules that prioritize original content across photos, carousels, and Reels, making aggregator or repost-focused accounts less likely to appear in recommendations. ‘Original content’ means materials you wholly created or that reflect a unique perspective, including heavily edited third‑party content. To reverse an ineligible status, most of an account’s posts over 30 days must be original, with options to remove unoriginal content or appeal; creators who frequently reshare can stay eligible by sharing others’ posts to Stories, using the repost tool, or enabling collab posts.

via Mashable|
#algorithm#content-creation#instagram
Instagram Reframes Feed to Reward Original Creators Over Aggregators
technology5 months ago

Instagram Reframes Feed to Reward Original Creators Over Aggregators

Instagram announced a major algorithm update to boost original creators by de-emphasizing aggregator and repost content in Explore and other surfaces, using a rolling 30-day originality assessment. Original content can include edits, photo series, how-to guides, and other value-added posts; third-party material is allowed if the poster adds new value. Reposts outside built-in sharing tools may see reduced reach. The change expands a 2024 Reels initiative, does not affect how content is shown to followers or licensing publishers, and encourages creators to use collabs, remix, or branded content labels to credit others.

via Social Media Today|
#aggregators#algorithm#creators
Rebuild Your X Timeline to Echo the Old Twitter Experience
technology6 months ago

Rebuild Your X Timeline to Echo the Old Twitter Experience

Want a calmer X feed? Skip the For You page and stay in Following, toggle between popular and recent, and use Lists to curate who you see. Refine your interests in Settings > Privacy and Safety > Content You See, and train the algorithm by marking Not interested in posts. Muting accounts or keywords helps suppress unwanted content, and being mindful of what you click nudges the feed away from engagement bait. If needed, you can wipe your history with tools like Redact or Deletetweets. In short: tailor your settings and behavior to build a feed that matches your preferences rather than the platform’s default mix.

via Axios|
#algorithm#feed-management#social-media
X’s algorithmic feed nudges US users toward conservative policy views, study finds
science7 months ago

X’s algorithmic feed nudges US users toward conservative policy views, study finds

A 7-week field experiment with US X users shows that switching from a chronological to an algorithmic feed increases engagement and shifts political attitudes toward conservative positions on policy priorities, Trump investigations, and the Ukraine war; switching back to chronological has no reversing effects. The algorithm also promotes conservative content and activist accounts while demoting traditional media, and people tend to continue following these accounts after the switch, explaining why prior studies found no political effects when turning the algorithm off. Partisanship and affective polarization were largely unaffected. Compliance was high, and effects were stronger among Republicans and Independents.

via Nature|
#algorithm#polarization#politics