Sam Morris

Graphics Editor

Sam Morris was an editorial designer, art director, and developer who helped make complex stories and issues more accessible. He left The Markup in May 2021.

Before joining The Markup, he worked at The Guardian, on both the product and editorial sides.

His work has earned various awards presented by design and journalism organizations, including D&AD, Webby, The Society for News Design, The Society of Publication Designers, Communication Arts, Information Is Beautiful, and more.

Citizen Browser

Facebook Promised to Remove “Sensitive” Ads. Here’s What It Left Behind

Facebook pledged to remove race, health conditions, and political affiliation from ad-targeting options, but The Markup found advertisers can still easily target the same people

May 12, 2022 08:00 ET

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Citizen Browser

Facebook Isn’t Telling You How Popular Right-Wing Content Is on the Platform

Facebook insists that mainstream news sites perform the best on its platform. But by other measures, sensationalist, partisan content reigns

November 18, 2021 08:00 ET

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Show Your WorkCitizen Browser

How We Investigated Facebook’s Most Popular Content

We found that Facebook's popularity metric obscures how well ultra-conservative content does on the platform

November 18, 2021 08:00 ET

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Citizen Browser

Facebook Rolls Out News Feed Change That Blocks Watchdogs from Gathering Data

The tweak, which targets the code in accessibility features for visually impaired users, drew ire from researchers and those who monitor the platform

September 21, 2021 08:00 ET

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Dark Patterns that Mislead Consumers Are All Over the Internet

Think you can tell a dark pattern from an ethically designed prompt? Take our quiz to find out

June 3, 2021 10:00 ET

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Machine Learning

NYC’s School Algorithms Cement Segregation. This Data Shows How

New numbers show how many students are locked out by the system

May 26, 2021 08:00 ET

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How We Investigated NYC High School Admissions

New York City schools’ extensive use of screens to choose students is cementing segregation

May 26, 2021 08:00 ET

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Citizen Browser

Facebook Said It Would Stop Recommending Anti-Vaccine Groups. It Didn’t

As COVID-19 surged, the social media company pointed users to all sorts of anti-vaccine and anti-mask groups

May 20, 2021 08:00 ET

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Citizen Browser

How Big Pharma Finds Sick Users on Facebook

We found drug ads targeted at users interested in everything from bourbon to therapy

May 6, 2021 08:00 ET

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Citizen Browser

Credit Card Ads Were Targeted by Age, Violating Facebook’s Anti-Discrimination Policy

Such ads, along with other age-targeted financial product ads, may violate civil rights laws, attorneys say

April 29, 2021 08:00 ET

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