Kaitlyn Regehr

Researchers · University College London

UCL digital-humanities researcher whose 2024 algorithm-amplification report reached roughly 300 media outlets.

Kaitlyn Regehr is a digital-humanities researcher at University College London who studies how social media algorithms shape the content children and teens are shown online. Her 2024 report on algorithm amplification was picked up by roughly 300 media outlets, helping move the issue into mainstream debate, and she advises the UK's Children's Commissioner on related policy questions. Her 2025 book "Smartphone Nation" extends that research into a broader account of algorithm-driven, phone-based childhood in Britain, aimed at parents, educators, and policymakers alike.