New Study Shows This Social Platform Can Shift Your Politics To The Right — And It Happens Very Fast

That’s the key takeaway from a new study published in the scientific journal Nature this month that examines the platform’s ...

TikTok deal is done; Trump wants praise while users fear MAGA tweaks

Trump has claimed the deal meets requirements for “qualified divestiture” to avoid a TikTok ban otherwise required under the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act.

Bernie Sanders Claims Larry Ellison Will ‘Control’ TikTok U.S. Algorithm Thanks to Trump Deal — but That’s Not Really True

Sen. Bernie Sanders claimed the Trump deal making TikTok's U.S. business majority-owned by American investors gives Larry Ellison 'control' over the app's content algorithm. But that's not true.

A few weeks of X's algorithm can make you more right-wing—and it doesn't wear off quickly

A new study published in Nature has found that X's algorithm—the hidden system or "recipe" that governs which posts appear in your feed and in which order—shifts users' political opinions in a more ...

The US wanted to ban TikTok over national security concerns. Does a deal with China fix that?

US politicians — both Republican and Democrat — had worried TikTok's Chinese ownership could mean American user data was ...