AI overwhelm and algorithmic burnout: How 2026 will redefine social media

Once meant for connecting with close friends, social media has long since evolved into an amorphous blob of adverts, AI slop, and rapid-cycle trends - all driven by aggressively addictive algorithms.
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The Algorithm Effect: How Social Media Decides What You See

Orlando, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) — Ever wonder why your social media feed seems to “read your mind?” One minute, you’re watching a video about travel, and suddenly, your feed is filled with flight ...
Nieman Journalism Lab

In Germany, social media algorithms are pumping out huge amounts of far-right, pro-AfD content

A new study found that, on TikTok and Elon Musk’s Twitter, nearly 3/4 of all partisan content being pushed algorithmically to German users favored the party best known for its ties to neo-Nazis.
Time

How the Secret Algorithms Behind Social Media Actually Work

Ever wondered how social media platforms decide how to fill our feeds? They use algorithms, of course, but how do these algorithms work? A series of corporate leaks over the past few years provides a ...
The Greeley Tribune

Ensnared by the algorithm: Is social media dangerous to democracy? Colorado experts weigh in

How many times do you check social media every day? How much time have you spent curating your feeds with all of your likes and interests to the point where you only see things that make you smile?