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Why parents are suing social media

Today, Explained

The Negative Pervasive Social Phenomenon of Instagram

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When Instagram was first released, it was for latte art and vacation photos. The algorithm changed to prioritize photos and videos that keep people on the app as long as possible. Your feed's not organized chronologically. It's organized in a way that is giving you stuff that the app has predetermined through its algorithm are going to keep you quote unquote engaged.

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