Citizen Browser
Split Screen: How Different Are Americans’ Facebook Feeds?
Snapshots from the Facebook feeds of our Citizen Browser panelists illuminate how Facebook’s recommendation algorithm siloes information on the platform.
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Citizen Browser
Introducing “Split Screen”
A new tool from The Markup’s Citizen Browser project
Show Your WorkCitizen Browser
How We Built a Facebook Feed Viewer
Split Screen invites readers to explore how different people experience Facebook
News
Powerful DNA Software Used in Hundreds of Criminal Cases Faces New Scrutiny
After decades of secrecy, two judges have ruled defendants can investigate whether TrueAllele’s probabilistic genotyping algorithm works as advertised
Citizen Browser
Official Information About COVID-19 Is Reaching Fewer Black People on Facebook
According to data from The Markup’s Citizen Browser project, there are major disparities in who is shown public health information about the pandemic
Machine Learning
Major Universities Are Using Race as a “High Impact Predictor” of Student Success
Students, professors, and education experts worry that that’s pushing Black students in particular out of math and science
Working for an Algorithm
Postmates Workers Scammed out of Their Earnings Are Reimbursed Following The Markup’s Report
The phishing scam targets gig workers, accessing their login credentials and stealing their pay
The Breakdown
Can Auditing Eliminate Bias from Algorithms?
A growing industry wants to scrutinize the algorithms that govern our lives—but it needs teeth
Working for an Algorithm
Postmates Drivers Have Become Easy Prey for Scammers. And Drivers Say the Company’s Not Helping
Gig workers, who report to a phone app instead of a human, are unusually vulnerable to phishing scams that drain entire paychecks
Citizen Browser
Trump’s False Posts Were Treated with Kid Gloves by Facebook
Data from Citizen Browser shows how rare it is for a post to be called “false”—especially if you’re the president
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