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Making Privacy Personal
Hello, friends, One thing I’ve noticed during ten years of writing about data privacy is that people often have an …
Are Journalists and Researchers the Real Content Moderators?
Hello, friends, In May, The Markup reporters Annie Gilbertson and Jon Keegan presented Amazon with a list of nearly 100 …
Elections, Technology, and Democracy’s Frailty
Hello, friends, With Nov. 3 fast-approaching, we are in the midst of a national conversation about how to successfully hold …
Understanding the Antitrust Landscape
Hello, friends, Fall is in the air. And that means we are starting to think about Big Tech and monopoly …
Facebook Quietly Ends Racial Ad Profiling
Hello, friends, Earlier this month, Facebook quietly removed the ability of advertisers to target users by race. It was a …
The Markup’s One-Year Anniversary
This week marks one year since we rebooted The Markup with new leadership and a renewed commitment to our mission …
Congress Makes the Case Against Big Tech
Hello, friends, Twenty-three years ago, the Clinton administration declared that the government should not interfere with the commercialization of the …
Can Big Tech Fix Its Racist Algorithms?
Hello, friends, Imagine for a moment an alternate universe in which Google employed humans to sell ads alongside its search …
The Big Tech Behind Our Failing Online Unemployment Benefit Systems
Hello, friends, At The Markup, we like to keep an eye on how Big Tech is affecting society. Often that …
Scraping Isn't Hacking
Hello, friends, In 1895, journalist Ida B. Wells published “The Red Record: Tabulated Statistics and Alleged Causes of Lynching in …
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