Dark Patterns that Mislead Consumers Are All Over the Internet

Think you can tell a dark pattern from an ethically designed prompt? Take our quiz to find out

News

Uber and Lyft Experiment with Labor Practices Amid Driver Shortage

Drivers say the companies should just pay better

Show Your Work

How We Investigated NYC High School Admissions

New York City schools’ extensive use of screens to choose students is cementing segregation

Machine Learning

NYC’s School Algorithms Cement Segregation. This Data Shows How

New numbers show how many students are locked out by the system

Citizen Browser

Senator Calls Facebook Response on Discriminatory Ads “Inadequate”

The exchange followed a Markup report showing Facebook allowed targeting by age for financial services

Citizen Browser

Facebook Said It Would Stop Recommending Anti-Vaccine Groups. It Didn’t

As COVID-19 surged, the social media company pointed users to all sorts of anti-vaccine and anti-mask groups

Blacklight

Nevada Lawmakers Introduce Privacy Legislation After Markup Investigation into Vaccine Websites

Law would expand consumer privacy laws to sites running public awareness campaigns

Google the Giant

Ads Are Impersonating Government Websites in Google Results, Despite Ban

The company pledged to eliminate ads for sites that charge hefty fees for otherwise free or inexpensive services—but they continue

The BreakdownPrivacy

Will New Privacy Changes Protect Census Data or Make Things Worse?

The U.S. Census Bureau is undertaking a privacy overhaul. It’s not going well

Citizen Browser

How Big Pharma Finds Sick Users on Facebook

We found drug ads targeted at users interested in everything from bourbon to therapy