Challenging technology to serve the public good.
Google the Giant
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
The agency is raising the same issues we found in our investigation of Allstate's proposed algorithm in Maryland
News
The Markup found several vendors selling high-capacity ammunition magazines and firearm accessories on Etsy
News
More than a dozen cities have passed facial recognition bans in the past couple of years, but police say there are loopholes
Citizen Browser
Following an investigation by The Markup, Sen. Ed Markey is asking for answers on why Facebook failed to stop recommending political groups
News
Google and Facebook ran ads for “Give Violence a Chance” shirts and far-right militia merchandise, which also appeared on Amazon
Citizen Browser
According to Citizen Browser data, the platform especially peppered Trump voters with political group recommendations
Citizen Browser
Data from The Markup’s Citizen Browser project shows the different realities Americans inhabited on Facebook last week
Locked Out
Reforms have been in the works for years, but a looming eviction crisis has made them urgent
Show Your WorkCitizen Browser
The Citizen Browser project seeks to illuminate the content Facebook elevates in its users’ feeds
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