Amazon’s Advantage

When Amazon Takes the Buy Box, It Doesn't Give It Up

Many merchants sell the exact same item, including Amazon, which picks a winner–often itself

Amazon’s Advantage

Amazon Puts Its Own “Brands” First Above Better-Rated Products

The online giant gives a leg up to hundreds of house brand and exclusive products that most people don’t know are connected to Amazon

Show Your WorkAmazon’s Advantage

How We Analyzed Amazon's Treatment of Its "Brands" in Search Results

We found that Amazon routinely puts its own brands and exclusive products first, above competitors with better ratings and more reviews

Why Are Some Instacart Workers Calling for an App Boycott?

The grocery delivery company’s new CEO said she wants to make working conditions better; worker groups say nothing has changed

Privacy

Help Us Find the Apps That Sell Your Location

Send us screenshots or share your knowledge of the location data industry

The BreakdownPrivacy

How Can You Safely Store Your Vaccine Status on Your Phone?

Vaccine cards don’t actually contain very much sensitive information, but you can protect it nonetheless

Privacy

There’s a Multibillion-Dollar Market for Your Phone’s Location Data

A huge but little-known industry has cropped up around monetizing people’s movements

The Breakdown

What's Missing from the Infrastructure Bill's $65 Billion Broadband Plan?

The proposal would represent a “once in a generation” investment in broadband networks. Here’s what it would do, and what it leaves out

Citizen Browser

Germany’s Far-Right Political Party, the AfD, Is Dominating Facebook This Election

Ahead of a national vote this month, Citizen Browser data shows that posts promoting the AfD party appeared more than three times as often as rivals'

Citizen Browser

Facebook Rolls Out News Feed Change That Blocks Watchdogs from Gathering Data

The tweak, which targets the code in accessibility features for visually impaired users, drew ire from researchers and those who monitor the platform