YouTube has apparently realized that its home feed sometimes feels less like a personalized video buffet and more like a chaotic yard sale, so it’s experimenting with a new feature called “Your Custom ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Imagine a town with two widget merchants. Customers prefer cheaper widgets, so the merchants must compete to set the lowest price.

To better understand which social media platforms Americans use, Pew Research Center surveyed 5,022 U.S. adults from Feb. 5 to June 18, 2025. SSRS conducted this National Public Opinion Reference ...

The Australian government has included YouTube in its controversial move to ban children from social media due to its “predatory algorithms targeting children,” despite originally saying the platform ...