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How We Investigated Facebook’s Most Popular Content

We found that Facebook's popularity metric obscures how well ultra-conservative content does on the platform

November 18, 2021 08:00 ET

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Working for an Algorithm

Dozens of Uber and Lyft Drivers Are Victims of Reported Carjackings in Minneapolis This Fall

Over the past two-and-a-half months, there have been nearly 50 reported carjackings of ride-hail drivers, who say the companies have done little to warn of the threat

November 11, 2021 08:00 ET

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Locked Out

Federal Agency Recommends Changes in Tenant Screening, Citing Investigation by The Markup

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau advised screening agencies to stop error-prone practice

November 9, 2021 08:00 ET

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Privacy

Thousands of Geofence Warrants Appear to Be Missing from a California DOJ Transparency Database

California requires law enforcement to report the controversial warrants to a state database—but The Markup found massive discrepancies in how they’re reported

November 3, 2021 08:00 ET

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Leaked Facebook Documents Reveal How Company Failed on Election Promise

CEO Mark Zuckerberg had repeatedly promised to stop recommending political groups to users to squelch the spread of misinformation

October 29, 2021 14:45 ET

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Privacy

How Big Tech Is Pitching Digital Elder Care to Families

Spurred by the pandemic, Google, Amazon, and Apple are all offering tools for monitoring older adults, raising privacy concerns

October 28, 2021 08:00 ET

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Locked Out

Senator Calls for Review of Powerful Tenant Screening Industry

The move comes after a Markup and New York Times series revealed screening agencies relying on faulty information to deny people homes

October 26, 2021 08:00 ET

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Denied

Markup Investigation Cited by Officials in Announcing New Mortgage Discrimination Enforcement

The multi-agency effort will target redlining—including digital redlining through black-box algorithms

October 22, 2021 17:32 ET

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Nonprofit Websites Are Riddled With Ad Trackers

Such organizations often deal in sensitive issues, like mental health, addiction, and reproductive rights—and many are feeding data about website visitors to corporations

October 21, 2021 08:00 ET

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Amazon’s Advantage

Citing Markup Investigation, Lawmakers Demand Answers from Amazon

Members of Congress have asked Amazon to respond to an investigation by The Markup about giving its private label brands a leg up

October 18, 2021 14:30 ET

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