Paying the Privacy Tax
Hello, friends, As you probably already know, The Markup takes our readers’ privacy seriously. We worked hard to find a …
Web Scraping Is Not a Crime
Hello, friends, This week the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case that is very close to our hearts …
Would “Digital Building Codes” Fix the Tech Platforms?
Hello, friends, In October, Facebook announced it would ban groups and pages from the QAnon conspiracy movement. But a month …
De-cluttering Your Search Results
Hello, friends, If you use Google search regularly (and the data shows that most people do), you have probably noticed that …
The Antitrust Case for Gig Worker Rights
Hello, friends, Well, it's been an eventful week. While waiting for the votes to be counted in the presidential race, …
Are Facebook’s Black Box Ad Pricing Algorithms Good for Democracy?
Hello, friends, You probably already know that Facebook’s black box algorithms decide what news is promoted or suppressed in your …
Tech on the Ballot
Hello, friends, As we head into U.S. elections, technology issues are appearing on the ballot all over the country. Michigan …
Auditing the Algorithms of Disinformation
Hello, friends, This week, I’m excited to share with you our latest ambitious project—a democracy diagnostic tool focused on Facebook …
Should There Be a “Right to Be Forgotten” for Pandemic Evictions?
Hello, friends, Amid all the news these days, it's easy to forget that we are still on the brink of …
The Scourge of “On Background” in Silicon Valley
Hello friends, This week, Amazon sent an email to reporters defending its safety record. The company, in the wake of …
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