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An investigation by The Markup and Outlier Media found lawmakers created loopholes big enough to drive through
Show Your Work: How We Investigated Car Insurance Loopholes in Michigan
Related: Why Stopping Algorithmic Inequality Requires Taking Race Into Account
Step 1: Buy more insurance. Yup, you read that right
Benchmarks used to rank AI models are several years old, often sourced from amateur websites, and, experts worry, lending automated systems a dubious sense of authority
Our investigations use data-driven journalism and our own engineering expertise to reveal the hidden impacts of how tech is used.
More than 200 national and regional lenders share sensitive user data with Facebook. Experts say it might be illegal
Related: V.A. Uses a Suicide Prevention Algorithm To Decide Who Gets Extra Help. It Favors White Men.
The Trevor Project? Blocked. Planned Parenthood? Blocked. NASA? BLOCKED
Related: Five High Schoolers Describe the Dangers and Frustrations of Censored Web Access
Show Your Work: How We Investigated Web Censorship in Schools
Mayor Eric Adams said the city is working to fix the problems, and the site now advises visitors to “not use its responses as legal or professional advice”
We publish our datasets, methodologies, story recipes, and processes so communities, journalists, and researchers can check our work and build on our reporting.
Simple steps to take before hitting the streets
Related: Car Tracking Can Enable Domestic Abuse. Turning It Off Is Easier Said Than Done
A guide to spotting audio and video deepfakes from a professor who’s studied them for two decades
Resource: Second-Generation Americans: What to Do When Loved Ones Are Sharing Misinformation
Virtually every public school filters the web, and blocked websites create a paper trail
Investigation: Schools Were Just Supposed To Block Porn. Instead They Sabotaged Homework and Censored Suicide Prevention Sites
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Our journalism has driven real-world change—from changes in government policy to the removal of tracking technology.
Telehealth company Cerebral will pay a $7 million fine and limit the consumer health data it uses for advertising purposes under a new FTC order
Related Impact: FTC Cracks Down on Telehealth Addiction Service Monument for Sharing Health Data
Original Investigation: “Out Of Control”: Dozens of Telehealth Startups Sent Sensitive Health Information to Big Tech Companies
An investigation by The Markup sparked demands for answers
Original Investigation: L.A.’s Scoring System for Subsidized Housing Gives Black and Latino People Experiencing Homelessness Lower Priority Scores
A Markup investigation in 2022 found households in L.A.’s poorest neighborhoods were disproportionately asked to pay high prices for slow internet service
Original investigation: Dollars to Megabits, You May Be Paying 400 Times As Much As Your Neighbor for Internet Service
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.
Update: Twitter Is Throttling Patreon Links, Creators Say It Undermines Their Livelihood
The Markup’s popular tool now gives you more ways to understand how sites are tracking you
Explore The Markup’s interactive map to see where AT&T, CenturyLink, and Verizon offered only slow internet speeds in major U.S. cities
Resource: Slow Internet? Find Out What Side of the Digital Divide You’re On
