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Antitrust complaint comes two years after a Markup investigation reached the same conclusion about Amazon search results
Investigation: Amazon Puts Its Own “Brands” First Above Better-Rated Products
Impact: House Antitrust Committee Accuses Amazon of Lying to Congress, Asks DOJ to Investigate
The Center for Democracy & Technology makes a case for civil rights protections
Sharing private information could lead to penalties, agency says after Markup investigation
Our investigations use data-driven journalism and our own engineering expertise to reveal the hidden impacts of how tech is used.
The CEO's vision for Taser-equipped drones includes a fictitious scenario in which the technology averts a shooting at a daycare center
Newsletter: Private Companies Like Axon Expand Their Reach With Public Dollars. We Want to Look Into That
Stanford study found AI detectors are biased against non-native English speakers
Newsletter: AI Detector Bias and Higher Ed Coverage at The Markup
An investigative data journalist and a former tech lawyer teach you how to spot tricks and hidden disclosures within these interminable documents—and even how to claw back some privacy
Newsletter: This Is What Happens When People Start Actually Reading Privacy Policies
Our tools hold institutions accountable for the way they use technology, pulling back the curtain so readers can see for themselves how technology affects them.
Measure in real-time how long it takes for X’s link shortener to redirect to any URL.
The Markup’s popular tool now gives you more ways to understand how sites are tracking you
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A lot of what we cover is tough to visualize. We've developed a number of tricks to help—and a comic to tell you all about them
Related: Plain Text Zine: How We Illustrate Tech (and AI) at The Markup
Newsletter: How We Approach Visual Storytelling Accessibility at The Markup
You might even be able to help improve crucial government broadband data in the process
Bring Your Own Data: Slow Internet? Find Out What Side of the Digital Divide You’re On
Our journalism has driven real-world change—from changes in government policy to the removal of tracking technology.
Sharing private information could lead to penalties, agency says after Markup investigation
A proposed class-action lawsuit cites Markup reporting and claims the family-tracking app did not get user consent to sell location data
Our tool has been used to protect the privacy of medical patients, children, and numerous readers
Tool: Blacklight
Investigation: We Ran Tests on Every State’s COVID-19 Vaccine Website
