Algorithms

Algorithms, aka the code behind the chaos, are driving what goes viral and what disappears without a trace.

“How do you fix this?”: Adam Mosseri presented with a literal wall of code words teens use to circumvent Instagram’s algorithm during interview

“Not sure if I’ll ever trust tech’s ‘protective’ measures or intentions.”

On Oct 14, 2025 by Susan LaMarca

Activists are renaming protests “music festivals” to outsmart the TikTok algorithm

“We cant trust anything with an algorithm.”

On Aug 15, 2025 by Rachel Kiley

Main Character of the Week: Escaping the algorithm

What happens when Google changes the algorithm?

On Nov 30, 2024 by Ramon Ramirez

Facebook wants to connect me with my rapist

Social media is re-traumatizing survivors—but is there anything they can do about it?

On Dec 29, 2017 by [email protected]

Stunning knitted portraits are made of yarn and generated by an algorithm

A computer tells him where to thread the loom.

On Jul 26, 2016 by Selena Larson

Reddit tricks Google into thinking a potato is a gaming console

All eyes are on this special spud.

On Feb 21, 2015 by Miles Klee

YouTube puts an end to the ‘reply girls’ reign of spam

Effective Sept. 12, YouTube will no longer allow video responses, a feature that users have long manipulated for pageviews and profit.

On Aug 28, 2013 by Gaby Dunn

How botting works on YouTube: a breakdown

Here’s how botting works—and here’s how to tell if a video has been botted.

On Apr 6, 2012 by Fruzsina Eördögh

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