Gentle January

Put a Privacy Protector on Your Screen

Prying eyes (like mine!) might be shoulder surfing your devices. Here’s how to protect yourself

Languages of Misinformation

Gặp Bà Nội/Bà Ngoại Việt Nam Chiến Đấu Chống Tin Tức Không Đúng, Mỗi Lần Một Video trên YouTube

“Tôi nghĩ rằng người Việt ở Hoa Kỳ không có nhận được đầy đủ tin tức đáng tin cậy. Và tôi không biết làm sao để giúp họ có được tin tức đáng tin cậy, ngoại trừ bằng cách làm hết sức mình qua video”.

Gentle January

Gentle January: The Least Intimidating Privacy Tips from The Markup

One practical privacy tip a day from a Markup staffer who actually uses the advice in their own life

The Markup's Year in Illustration: 2023

Some of our most compelling illustrations that we published this year

Year in Review

The Stories that Made Us Jealous in 2023

A look at 10 articles we wish we had published this year

Hello World

Meet the People Taking The Markup Reporting Off the Page and Into Real Life

Covering technology is really about covering people, the choices they make, and the choices being made for them

Neighborhood Watch

In My LA Neighborhood, Doorbell Cameras Are More Reliable Than Cops

‘You never know what you’re going to get when you call the police to our neighborhood’

Machine Learning

We’re Not Living a “Predicted” Life: Student Perspectives on Wisconsin’s Dropout Algorithm 

Wisconsin took down its dropout predictions after a Markup investigation. Here’s what two students we featured have to say

Hello World

How Elon Musk Is Trying To Make Web Scraping Dangerous Again

A massive civil suit from Musk’s X Corp. threatens to make web scraping legally perilous again. The ACLU’s Esha Bhandari explains what’s going on.

Languages of Misinformation

Second-Generation Americans: What to Do When Loved Ones Are Sharing Misinformation

Don’t get into a political argument. Talk about misinformation instead