
Show Your WorkOrgan Failure
How We Investigated UNOS’s Liver Allocation Policy
We found that new requirements led to plummeting transplants in some poorer states while New York and California saw big gains
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Maria Puertas is The Markup’s social media manager, executing the day-to-day promotion of our reporting and investigations.
Prior to The Markup, Maria worked at the American Civil Liberties Union, where she drove strategy on platforms like Instagram and TikTok. Before that, she worked in various roles for digital agencies and political campaigns.
Maria is interested in how individuals navigate and develop online communities, a topic she has researched and is continuing to observe here at The Markup.
Show Your WorkOrgan Failure
We found that new requirements led to plummeting transplants in some poorer states while New York and California saw big gains
Organ Failure
Life-saving liver transplants have plummeted in some Southern and Midwestern states with higher death rates from liver disease, while New York and California have made big gains
Investigation
An investigation by The Markup found racial disparities in L.A.’s intake system for unhoused people
LevelUp
It’s time to be proactive about user privacy. Find out if you’re sending too much data to Facebook—or if you need to send data at all
Pixel Hunt
An investigation by The Markup and STAT found 49 out of 50 telehealth websites sharing health data via Big Tech’s tracking tools
Working for an Algorithm
An investigation by The Markup found that Uber is slow to respond to law enforcement requests, leaving drivers vulnerable to repeated attacks
Pixel Hunt
The Markup found services including TaxAct, TaxSlayer, and H&R Block sending sensitive data
The Breakdown
As Elon Musk sends Twitter into chaos, we’re sharing what we picked up about Mastodon as we selected a server
Still Loading
An investigation by The Markup found that AT&T, Verizon, EarthLink, and CenturyLink disproportionately offered lower-income and least-White neighborhoods slow internet service for the same price as speedy connections they offered in other parts of town
Working for an Algorithm
Meanwhile, Uber confirms 24,000 alleged physical assaults and threatened assaults against its drivers from 2017 to 2020
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