Algorithms have taken on an almost mythical significance in the modern world. They determine what you see on social media and when browsing online, help form people’s belief systems, and impact the ...

Imagine a town with two widget merchants. Customers prefer cheaper widgets, so the merchants must compete to set the lowest price. Unhappy with their meager profits, they meet one night in a ...

Marc Cheong is a member of the Twitter Moderation Research Consortium, made up of a "global group of experts studying platform governance issues". He is also part of CrowdTangle’s Academics & ...