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We Asked Researchers About How They Use Blacklight. This Is What They Said

Their responses are a critical part of the feedback loop that helps us maximize the impact our tools have

July 15, 2023 08:00 ET

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Congressional Report Finds Meta and Tax Prep Companies “Recklessly” Shared Taxpayers’ Data

The investigation was opened in response to work published last year by The Markup

July 12, 2023 05:00 ET

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AI Environmental Equity: “It’s Not Easy Being Green”

A conversation with Shaolei Ren

July 8, 2023 08:00 ET

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AI Is Hurting the Climate in a Number of Non-Obvious Ways

Training and running AI models emits a vast amount of carbon—but AI is also being used to boost fossil fuel extraction and generate climate misinformation

July 6, 2023 06:45 ET

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The Markup Honored by NAMLE for Media Literacy Work

The awards recognize organizations that advance media literacy education

July 3, 2023 12:16 ET

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What Are “Data Clean Rooms”?

The dirt on data brokers’ latest privacy buzzword

July 1, 2023 08:00 ET

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Need to Get Plan B or an HIV Test Online? Facebook May Know About It

Twelve of the largest drug stores in the U.S. sent shoppers’ sensitive health information to Facebook or other platforms, according to an investigation by The Markup and KFF Health News

June 30, 2023 08:00 ET