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Michigan’s “Fair and Reasonable” Reforms Allowed Car Insurers to Charge More in Black Neighborhoods
An investigation by The Markup and Outlier Media found lawmakers created loopholes big enough to drive through
Aaron Sankin
Investigative Reporter
Aaron Sankin was an investigative reporter at The Markup until August 2024.
Aaron Sankin reports on the intersection of technology and inequality. While at The Markup, he focused on issues ranging from the digital divide and social media platform governance to law enforcement technology and car insurance regulation.
Before The Markup, he covered online extremism for the Center for Investigative Reporting, where he launched the Hate Report newsletter and co-created the Hate Sleuths citizen journalism initiative. Before that, he was a senior staff writer at the Daily Dot and a founding editor of the Huffington Post’s San Francisco vertical.
Aaron’s reporting has won various journalism awards, such as the Edward R. Murrow Award, the National Association of Black Journalists Salute to Excellence Award, the Sigma Award, and the SABEW Association for Business Journalists Award. His work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Motley Fool, and Gizmodo.
Aaron uses he/him pronouns.
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How We Investigated Car Insurance Loopholes in Michigan
We found that Michigan’s reforms allowed auto insurers to charge higher rates in Black neighborhoods
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Why Stopping Algorithmic Inequality Requires Taking Race Into Account
Let us explain. With cats
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How to Get a Discount on Your Car Insurance
Step 1: Buy more insurance. Yup, you read that right
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The Secret To Beating Political Disinformation Is Knowing When Not To Fact-Check
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The Affordable Connectivity Program Was a Connectivity Lifeline for Millions. Congress Is Letting It Die
More than half of the House supports a bill to extend funds. But it can’t get out of committee
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An Essential Guide For Mindful Posting
A conversation with Whitney Phillips and Ryan Milner about how their book on teens’ responsible social media use has important lessons for digital denizens of all ages
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Los Angeles Becomes First U.S. City to Outlaw Digital Discrimination
A Markup investigation in 2022 found households in L.A.’s poorest neighborhoods were disproportionately asked to pay high prices for slow internet service
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Senators Demand Justice Department Halt Funding to Predictive Policing Programs
The Markup's investigations have shown how a predictive policing algorithm was both discriminatory and inaccurate
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Just Accept the Dang Software Update
Installing patches right away will help keep you safe from hackers
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