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Why Stopping Algorithmic Inequality Requires Taking Race Into Account
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Soo Oh
Investigative Editor
Soo Oh is an editor and data journalist. Before The Markup, she was the data editor at Reveal from the Center for Investigative Reporting. She has reported stories, analyzed data, coded interactive visuals, and built internal tools at the Center for Investigative Reporting, The Wall Street Journal, Vox.com, the Los Angeles Times, and The Chronicle of Higher Education. In 2018, she was a John S. Knight Fellow at Stanford University, where she researched how to better manage and support journalists with technical skills. She currently teaches students how to code as a lecturer at UC Berkeley’s School of Journalism.
Soo uses she/her pronouns.
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How to Get a Discount on Your Car Insurance
Step 1: Buy more insurance. Yup, you read that right
Languages of Misinformation
When Government Bureaucracy Fails Them, a Collective of Indigenous Migrants Figure It Out Themselves
The Concejo de Pueblos Originarios combats vaccine misinformation, translates for fellow migrants in court, and works with linguists to create new Indigenous words.
Languages of Misinformation
Colectivo de inmigrantes indígenas se organiza ante la falta de servicios gubernamentales
El Concejo de Pueblos Originarios combate la desinformación sobre las vacunas, realiza traducciones para las y los compañeros migrantes en la corte, y trabaja con lingüistas para crear nuevas palabras indígenas.
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The One Piece of Tech That Would Make the New York City Subway Much Safer
Rather than security robots or gun detectors, officials could invest in tech that deters someone from jumping or being pushed into the tracks
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We Tested Kids’ Smart Toys for Privacy. Here’s How You Can, Too
All you need: your computer or smartphone, some free tools, and your child’s internet- or Bluetooth-connected toy
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Trump, Kate, and a Misplaced Shark
Let’s talk about fake news images
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The Future of Border Patrol: AI Is Always Watching
Human rights advocates warn of algorithmic bias, legal violations, and other dire consequences of relying on AI to monitor the border
Automated Censorship
حجب، حذف، ورفض: هناك أكثر من مجرد ”حظر الظل“ على الإنستغرام
وجد تحقيق أجرته ”ذا مارك آب“ أن منصة الإنستغرام حجبت صور متعلقة بالحرب على غزة، وحذفت التسميات التوضيحية دون سابق إنذار، وحرمت المستخدمين من خيار الاستئناف.
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How Automated Content Moderation Works (Even When It Doesn’t)
Instagram, YouTube, and other platforms moderate billions of posts—here are some of their common techniques
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