Blacklight
Launching Blacklight Query, a Tool to Scan Websites for Privacy at Scale
Inspect batches of websites for user-tracking tech with our new open-source command-line tool
Gabriel Hongsdusit
Visual Designer
Gabriel Hongsdusit is the visual designer at The Markup. Previously, he was the design and visuals editor at Reveal, where he was responsible for the overall design and visual direction of the newsroom, which included illustrations, editorial design, product design, photo editing, and data graphics. Before that, he was the design apprentice for the Institute for Nonprofit News.
Gabe graduated from UCLA with a bachelor’s degree in linguistics and Mandarin Chinese. He is based in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Languages of Misinformation
TikTok Videos Spread Misinformation to New Migrant Community in New York City
Misinformation on TikTok influenced these Senegalese migrants to come to the United States. Now they are being fed even more misleading information about navigating their new home
Hello World
How AI Detection Software Turns Professors into Cops, Tech as Systems of World-Making, and More
A conversation with agroecologist Maywa Montenegro
Hello World
Project 2025 targets California’s abortion data privacy protections
A Republican presidency could require California to monitor abortions and send sensitive data to the CDC
The Breakdown
How to Sign Up for Local Emergency Alerts Before Natural Disasters Strike
We know early warning systems save lives. Give yourself extra time when disasters come your way
Hello World
Rejecting Dogmas Around AI, User Privacy, and Tech Policy
A conversation with AI scientist Jonathan Frankle
Hello World
The ‘Unsettling,’ Nearly Normalized Surveillance Tech Monitoring the U.S.-Mexico Border
“At any given moment, there is something or someone watching you,” sociologist Francisco Lara-García tells The Markup
Premium Penalty
Using Illustration To Help Investigations Stay Grounded and Approachable
Taking inspiration from The Simpsons and Chevron commercials, we created an illustrated explainer to ground our storytelling
ID Scanners Can Change How Your Local Bar Treats You—and Whether It Lets You In
Patronscan can help bar owners decide you are too risky for admission
Pixel Hunt
Department of Education Sued Following Markup Investigation Into FAFSA Data Shared with Facebook
Advocates want answers after The Markup found the department sharing student data with Meta
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