Article Archive - The Markup

All Articles

They follow a predictable structure, meaning you can learn to navigate them, spotting key sections and passages from a safe skimming" done in the style of a Star Wars crawl, set to a starry backdrop.

Hello World

The One Page on Every Website That Tells You the Truth

Behind the scenes of our guide to deciphering privacy policies

August 5, 2023 08:00 ET

Digital illustration of a phone displaying a privacy policy, with various parts of it highlighted and annotated with numbers. Behind the phone are 6 vignettes that are numbered. The first vignette shows a car with a dashed line pointing to a location symbol. The second vignette shows a series of spheres on a conveyer belt passing through a machine; they end up as cubes. The third vignette is a bunch of browser windows with little fuzzballs interspersed among them. The fourth vignette shows two hands about to shake, and dollar signs are behind them. The fifth vignette shows a room, with eyes peering in the back of the room. The sixth vignette shows a black tentacle creature chasing a blue cursor character.

The BreakdownPrivacy

How to Quickly Get to the Important Truth Inside Any Privacy Policy

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

August 3, 2023 08:00 ET

Photograph of a closeup of hands typing on a laptop.

Pixel Hunt

Help Us Investigate Surveillance Marketing Using Facebook Data

Surveillance marketers are upping their game. Instead of relying on tracking pixels, companies are now sending tracking data directly to one another

August 2, 2023 08:00 ET

3D illustration of a computer showing a 2D illustration of the FCC broadband map. On the left is a column of addresses with little people icons. On the right are providers showing Internet Service Provider logos. The middle of the map shows America, with a label pointing to Chicago.

The BreakdownStill Loading

How to Search for a Better Deal on Broadband

You might even be able to help improve crucial government broadband data in the process

August 1, 2023 08:00 ET

Collage of art from three stories that won the Online Journalism Awards. The first image is a closeup of a open hand set against a background of code and abstract shapes. The second image is a photograph of a man wearing a Lyft jacket. The third image is an illustration of a cubic house with a dashed line coming out of the top of it.

Inside The Markup

The Markup Nominated for Three ONA Awards

Our newsroom and our investigations into internet disparities and L.A.’s scoring system for subsidized housing are finalists for the awards

July 31, 2023 13:47 ET

Photograph of a protester holds a sign that reads "AI is Soulless" in a crowd of other people with their fists raised and holding signs.

Hello World

The Writers’ Strike Over AI Is Bigger Than Hollywood

Debates on generative technology touch every industry, including ours

July 29, 2023 08:00 ET

Photograph of 6 high school students on their laptop. Four of the students have long hair, two have short hair. One student has one earbud in their ear.

The BreakdownMachine Learning

How to Buy Ed Tech That Isn’t Evil

Four critical questions parents and educators should be asking

July 27, 2023 08:00 ET

Photo collage of various illustrations from stories that were submitted for the National Press Club Award.

Inside The Markup

The Markup Wins National Press Club Award

Our investigative series into trackers from Facebook, Google won for its service to the public

July 26, 2023 11:30 ET

Headshots from left: Ese Olumhense, Tara García Matthewson, Monique O. Madan, and Soo Oh

Inside The Markup

Ese Olumhense, Tara García Mathewson, Monique O. Madan, and Soo Oh Join The Markup

We’re thrilled to welcome four journalists to our team of investigative reporters and editors

July 25, 2023 08:00 ET

Collage of the book covers for IBM's 360 and Early 370 Systems, The School for Good Mothers, Dark Matters, Boys Weekend, Babel, The Sum of Us, Misbehaving, The Dawn of Everything and Master Slave Husband Wife.

Hello World

The Markup’s Summer Reading List, 2023

Brain food for curious people

July 22, 2023 08:00 ET

Page 25 of 66