
Machine Learning
NYC’s School Algorithms Cement Segregation. This Data Shows How
New numbers show how many students are locked out by the system
Big Tech Is Watching You. We’re Watching Big Tech.
Maddy Varner extracts datasets from public documents and databases to help build a more concrete understanding of how organizations use technology to predict and affect behavior—and the problems in those assumptions.
Before The Markup, she was a researcher at ProPublica, where she was on a team that won a Loeb Award for Beat Reporting in 2017 for “Monetizing Hate,” a series of stories that examined Facebook’s ad practices.
Machine Learning
New numbers show how many students are locked out by the system
Privacy
Data brokers’ millions of dollars in lobbying spending in 2020 rivaled that of some Big Tech firms
News
The Markup found several vendors selling high-capacity ammunition magazines and firearm accessories on Etsy
Google the Giant
A new browser extension from The Markup
Coronavirus
Data on more than 800 schools shows big disparities in Florida
The Breakdown
Simples pasos a considerar antes de una protesta
The Breakdown
Simple steps to take before hitting the streets
Locked Out
Computer algorithms that scan everything from terror watch lists to eviction records spit out flawed tenant screening reports. And almost nobody is watching
Allstate’s Algorithm
A joint investigation by The Markup and Consumer Reports was cited in a lawsuit over discriminatory car insurance rates
Coronavirus
While vowing to police COVID-19 misinformation on its platform, Facebook let advertisers target users interested in “pseudoscience”
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