Zine: How We Illustrate Tech (and AI) at The Markup

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

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Private Companies Like Axon Expand Their Reach With Public Dollars. We Want to Look Into That

Ese Olumhense, a new reporter at The Markup, outlines her vision for investigating the ways governments acquire and use emerging technology

Axon’s Ethics Board Resigned Over Taser-Armed Drones. Then the Company Bought a Military Drone Maker

The CEO's vision for Taser-equipped drones includes a fictitious scenario in which the technology averts a shooting at a daycare center

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Ayúdenos a investigar inmigración, justicia penal y responsabilidad gubernamental

Conozca a nuestra periodista de investigación, Monique

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Help Us Investigate Immigration, Criminal Justice, and Government Accountability

Meet our new investigative reporter, Monique

LevelUp

Solving the Case of the Tricky Timeout Bug

Sometimes, fixing a bug requires “sheer persistence”

Inside The Markup

The Markup Wins ONA Award in Technology Reporting

ONA judges said our ongoing internet disparities investigation is “a nearly perfect example of what modern tech journalism can be.”

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Tell Us About Your Experience With Multi-Level Marketing Companies and Tech

Help guide our reporting by telling us what you’ve experienced in this space

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Announcing Three New Features for the Blacklight Privacy Inspector

The Markup’s popular tool now gives you more ways to understand how sites are tracking you

News

Pyramid Schemes Are Illegal. MLMs Are Not. What About the Tech That Powers Them?

Multi-level marketing companies have captured the public’s attention in recent years. Behind them is a little-known industry of software providers