Citizen Browser
Facebook Says “Technical Issues” Were the Cause of Broken Promise to Congress
In January, The Markup published proof the platform continued to recommend political groups to its users, contrary to its statements
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Google the Giant
Google Has Been Allowing Advertisers to Exclude Nonbinary People from Seeing Job Ads
Dozens of advertisers instructed the company to not show their ads to people of “unknown” gender, meaning people who had not identified themselves as male or female
Allstate’s Algorithm
Michigan Regulators Question Allstate's Car Insurance Pricing
The agency is raising the same issues we found in our investigation of Allstate's proposed algorithm in Maryland
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For Sale on Etsy: Greeting Cards and … Gun Parts?
The Markup found several vendors selling high-capacity ammunition magazines and firearm accessories on Etsy
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Police Say They Can Use Facial Recognition, Despite Bans
More than a dozen cities have passed facial recognition bans in the past couple of years, but police say there are loopholes
Citizen Browser
Lawmaker Questions Facebook on Broken Election-Related Promise
Following an investigation by The Markup, Sen. Ed Markey is asking for answers on why Facebook failed to stop recommending political groups
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Tech Firms Profited from Far-Right Militia Content Despite Ban on “Three Percenters”
Google and Facebook ran ads for “Give Violence a Chance” shirts and far-right militia merchandise, which also appeared on Amazon
Citizen Browser
Facebook Said It Would Stop Pushing Users to Join Partisan Political Groups. It Didn’t
According to Citizen Browser data, the platform especially peppered Trump voters with political group recommendations
Citizen Browser
Biden and Trump Voters Were Exposed to Radically Different Coverage of the Capitol Riot on Facebook
Data from The Markup’s Citizen Browser project shows the different realities Americans inhabited on Facebook last week
Locked Out
The Obscure Yet Powerful Tenant-Screening Industry Is Finally Getting Some Scrutiny
Reforms have been in the works for years, but a looming eviction crisis has made them urgent
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