The Markup’s One-Year Anniversary
This week marks one year since we rebooted The Markup with new leadership and a renewed commitment to our mission …
Hello World
Congress Makes the Case Against Big Tech
Hello, friends, Twenty-three years ago, the Clinton administration declared that the government should not interfere with the commercialization of the …
Can Big Tech Fix Its Racist Algorithms?
Hello, friends, Imagine for a moment an alternate universe in which Google employed humans to sell ads alongside its search …
The Big Tech Behind Our Failing Online Unemployment Benefit Systems
Hello, friends, At The Markup, we like to keep an eye on how Big Tech is affecting society. Often that …
Scraping Isn't Hacking
Hello, friends, In 1895, journalist Ida B. Wells published “The Red Record: Tabulated Statistics and Alleged Causes of Lynching in …
The Markup Summer Reading List
Hello, friends, Summer is finally, officially upon us. And with the longer days and shorter nights, we at The Markup …
Librarians on the Front Lines
Hello, friends, Four months into the pandemic, people in my New York City neighborhood still pause to clap for health …
A Relentless Retailer’s Deadly Blind Spots
Hello, friends, In 1994, when Jeff Bezos was first setting up his online bookstore, he bought the domain name Relentless.com. …
Re-examining the ‘Magna Carta of the Internet’
Hello, friends, The wail of ambulance sirens—a constant just weeks ago—has been largely replaced here in New York City with …
“What choice will we make? What world will we create? What will we be?” —Ibram X. Kendi
Hello, friends, This week I am handing over the newsletter to Nabiha Syed, president of The Markup, who has spent …
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