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Three Class Action Lawsuits Follow Markup Pixel Investigations

Our investigative series on Facebook trackers continues to have impact

Amazon’s Advantage

Amazon Ranks Its Own Products First, FTC Lawsuit Says

Antitrust complaint comes two years after a Markup investigation reached the same conclusion about Amazon search results

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Dropout Risk System Under Scrutiny After The Markup Report

The Center for Democracy & Technology makes a case for civil rights protections

Pixel Hunt

FTC Warns Tax Prep Companies Against Invasive Online Tracking

Sharing private information could lead to penalties, agency says after Markup investigation

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How We Approach Visual Storytelling Accessibility at The Markup

A Q&A with The Markup’s visual designer Gabriel Hongsdusit

Twitter Is Still Throttling Competitors’ Links—Check for Yourself

Loading links to Bluesky, Facebook, Instagram, and Substack takes far longer than to other sites. We built a tool so you can check any domain you like

Plain Text 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.

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