Social media algorithms may show users content that goes against their beliefs, study finds

Researchers studying 715 American users suggest that replying to posts they disagree with could influence the algorithm to recommend more such content.
Phys.org

Study: Algorithms used by universities to predict student success may be racially biased

Predictive algorithms commonly used by colleges and universities to determine whether students will be successful may be racially biased against Black and Hispanic students, according to new research ...
Mashable

Twitter study says its algorithm favors right-wing parties and news outlets

While reality may have a liberal bias, Twitter does not. A Twitter study and accompanying blog post, published Thursday, show that the company's algorithm tends to favor right-leaning news outlets and ...
The Conversation

Twitter’s algorithm favours the political right, a recent study finds

If you’re a Twitter user, you’ll know that when scrolling through your home feed, in between posts from accounts you follow, you’ll sometimes see tweets tagged “you might like”. In other words, ...