Automated Censorship
What to Do If You Think You’ve Been Shadowbanned on Instagram
How to appeal, check violations, and more
Emerson Malone
Copy Editor
Emerson Malone is a copy editor and writer based in Los Angeles. Originally from Northern California, he studied journalism at the University of Oregon. Before The Markup, he worked at BuzzFeed News.
Automated Censorship
Demoted, Deleted, and Denied: There’s More Than Just Shadowbanning on Instagram
An investigation by The Markup found that the platform demoted images of the Israel–Hamas war, deleted captions without warning, and denied users the option to appeal
Show Your WorkAutomated Censorship
How We Investigated Shadowbanning on Instagram
We found that Instagram heavily demoted nongraphic images of war, deleted captions and hid comments without notification, suppressed hashtags, and limited users’ ability to appeal moderation decisions
Organ Failure
A Death Sentence: Native Americans Shut Out of the Nation’s Liver Transplant System
Despite being more likely to die of liver disease, Native Americans are far less likely to make the transplant list than White people
Show Your WorkOrgan Failure
How We Investigated Racial Disparities in Liver Transplants
We found Native Americans were listed for a transplant significantly less often than other racial groups compared with their number of deaths from liver disease
Hello World
How to Use Sound and AI to Protect the Environment
A conversation with Bourhan Yassin
Machine Learning
Plagiarism Detection Tools Offer a False Sense of Accuracy
The tools that likely brought down Harvard president Claudine Gay are improperly used on students all the time
Machine Learning
We’re Not Living a “Predicted” Life: Student Perspectives on Wisconsin’s Dropout Algorithm
Wisconsin took down its dropout predictions after a Markup investigation. Here’s what two students we featured have to say
Languages of Misinformation
Second-Generation Americans: What to Do When Loved Ones Are Sharing Misinformation
Don’t get into a political argument. Talk about misinformation instead
LevelUp
Without a Trace: How to Keep Your Phone Off the Grid
We answer the questions readers asked in response to our guide to anonymizing your phone
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