Are Facebook’s Black Box Ad Pricing Algorithms Good for Democracy?
Hello, friends, You probably already know that Facebook’s black box algorithms decide what news is promoted or suppressed in your …
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Tech on the Ballot
Hello, friends, As we head into U.S. elections, technology issues are appearing on the ballot all over the country. Michigan …
Auditing the Algorithms of Disinformation
Hello, friends, This week, I’m excited to share with you our latest ambitious project—a democracy diagnostic tool focused on Facebook …
Should There Be a “Right to Be Forgotten” for Pandemic Evictions?
Hello, friends, Amid all the news these days, it's easy to forget that we are still on the brink of …
The Scourge of “On Background” in Silicon Valley
Hello friends, This week, Amazon sent an email to reporters defending its safety record. The company, in the wake of …
Making Privacy Personal
Hello, friends, One thing I’ve noticed during ten years of writing about data privacy is that people often have an …
Are Journalists and Researchers the Real Content Moderators?
Hello, friends, In May, The Markup reporters Annie Gilbertson and Jon Keegan presented Amazon with a list of nearly 100 …
Elections, Technology, and Democracy’s Frailty
Hello, friends, With Nov. 3 fast-approaching, we are in the midst of a national conversation about how to successfully hold …
Understanding the Antitrust Landscape
Hello, friends, Fall is in the air. And that means we are starting to think about Big Tech and monopoly …
Facebook Quietly Ends Racial Ad Profiling
Hello, friends, Earlier this month, Facebook quietly removed the ability of advertisers to target users by race. It was a …
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