List of Articles about Social Media, Algorithm, and Beauty Standards

This PBS article takes a deep dive into how the algorithm works across various social media apps and defines the dangers of going down the rabbit hole. 

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/article/radical-ideas-social-media-algorithms  

Alisen Huang MD and Sabrina Fabi MD perform a case study on "algorithmic beauty" by searching YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok and how it impacts subjects' beauty ideals and cosmetic procedure consideration.

https://jddonline.com/articles/algorithmic-beauty-new-beauty-standard-S1545961624P8074X/

Medium's article calls out Instagram's algorithmic bias, highlights the four factors that lead to this bias, and proposes ways that Instagram can improve.

https://medium.com/@heysuryansh/exploring-instagrams-algorithmic-bias-towards-attractive-women-and-its-impact-on-users-case-79a4c7e6583f#:~:text=This%20algorithmic%20bias%20has%20several,content%20and%20amplifies%20its%20distribution.

This article, written by Bhumika Hooda, goes over the harms caused by Instagram's algorithmic beauty standards, especially regarding mental health.

https://nickledanddimed.com/2024/04/07/unveiling-algorithmic-beauty-standard-reinforcements-on-social-media/