Bringing the Citizen Browser Project to Germany
Earlier this week, we announced that we're launching Citizen Browser in Germany. Here's more on that expansion from editor-in-chief Julia …
The Markup and Süddeutsche Zeitung Bring Citizen Browser to Germany
Hello, Friends, Today, we’re excited to announce that our Citizen Browser project is expanding. In partnership with Süddeutsche Zeitung, we’ve …
Facebook Climate Change Misinformation Strategy a Bit Spotty, Our Data Shows
Hello, friends, In September 2020, some six months into the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S., Facebook announced that it would …
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Facebook Got Rid of Racial Ad Categories. Or Did It?
Our Citizen Browser project found an array of proxies through which advertisers can target Black Facebook users, among other demographics
On Critical Race Theory and Juneteenth, Facebook Splits Coverage
Hello, Friends, Our Citizen Browser project gives us a unique tool: the ability to gauge, when big events happen or …
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After Repeatedly Promising Not to, Facebook Keeps Recommending Political Groups to Its Users
The company announced the policy as a way to stop spreading divisive content
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Senator Calls Facebook Response on Discriminatory Ads “Inadequate”
The exchange followed a Markup report showing Facebook allowed targeting by age for financial services
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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
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How Big Pharma Finds Sick Users on Facebook
We found drug ads targeted at users interested in everything from bourbon to therapy
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Facebook Pledges to Remove Discriminatory Credit and Loan Ads Discovered by The Markup
The Markup’s Citizen Browser project found four companies targeting ads for financial products to specific age groups—a violation of Facebook policy and, potentially, civil rights laws
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