Big Tech Is Watching You. We’re Watching Big Tech.
Simon Fondrie-Teitler keeps The Markup’s servers secure and stable.
Before joining The Markup, he worked as a software developer, systems administrator, and SRE for various startups as well as The University of Wisconsin–Madison.
He has also contributed to Free Software projects, including Debian and MediaGoblin.
Citizen Browser
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
Pixel Hunt
The FAFSA form included code that sent personal information back to Facebook
Show Your WorkPixel Hunt
The first large-scale, crowdsourced study that monitors how Meta tracks people across the internet
Show Your WorkCitizen Browser
We found that Facebook's popularity metric obscures how well ultra-conservative content does on the platform
Citizen Browser
Facebook insists that mainstream news sites perform the best on its platform. But by other measures, sensationalist, partisan content reigns
Show Your WorkAmazon’s Advantage
We found that Amazon routinely puts its own brands and exclusive products first, above competitors with better ratings and more reviews
Amazon’s Advantage
The online giant gives a leg up to hundreds of house brand and exclusive products that most people don’t know are connected to Amazon
Citizen Browser
Ahead of a national vote this month, Citizen Browser data shows that posts promoting the AfD party appeared more than three times as often as rivals'
Citizen Browser
The tweak, which targets the code in accessibility features for visually impaired users, drew ire from researchers and those who monitor the platform
Citizen Browser
The social media giant's powerful targeting tools appear to be part of Ben Shapiro’s success in growing his audience on the platform
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