The early internet was more than a playground—it was an accidental archive of humanity’s digital adolescence. Today, that archive is vanishing. Platforms delete old forums, purge “low-value” content, ...

Can Internet Algorithms Be Regulated? China Is Giving It a Shot. Chinese regulators are taking unprecedented steps to rein in the power of algorithms, the automated systems that shape the internet.

The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), China’s top internet watchdog, on Friday published a 30-point draft guideline which contained proposals forbidding companies from deploying algorithms ...

China has issued draft guidelines on regulating the algorithms used by internet service providers to make recommendations to users, part of efforts to protect the privacy and data security of ...

Faculty experts in communications and computer science discussed how internet algorithms perpetuate gender and racial biases on Friday afternoon at a virtual event. The event, titled “Annenberg ...

Most of the internet is out of your reach, but the barrier isn't just algorithms. In another language, the same platforms ...

Scientists have discovered that certain harvester ants work the same way Internet protocols do. Discworld's Hex, anyone?

Scientists found that ants and other natural systems use optimization algorithms similar to those used by engineered systems, including the Internet. These algorithms invest incrementally more ...