Locked Out
Federal Agency Recommends Changes in Tenant Screening, Citing Investigation by The Markup
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau advised screening agencies to stop error-prone practice
Impact
News
Leaked Facebook Documents Reveal How Company Failed on Election Promise
CEO Mark Zuckerberg had repeatedly promised to stop recommending political groups to users to squelch the spread of misinformation
Locked Out
Senator Calls for Review of Powerful Tenant Screening Industry
The move comes after a Markup and New York Times series revealed screening agencies relying on faulty information to deny people homes
Denied
Markup Investigation Cited by Officials in Announcing New Mortgage Discrimination Enforcement
The multi-agency effort will target redlining—including digital redlining through black-box algorithms
Amazon’s Advantage
Citing Markup Investigation, Lawmakers Demand Answers from Amazon
Members of Congress have asked Amazon to respond to an investigation by The Markup about giving its private label brands a leg up
Google the Giant
Lawmakers Propose Federal Legislation to Stop Google Preferencing Itself in Search Results
The bill comes after a subcommittee chair cited a Markup investigation as evidence the company was building a closed ecosystem
Citizen Browser
Senator Calls Facebook Response on Discriminatory Ads “Inadequate”
The exchange followed a Markup report showing Facebook allowed targeting by age for financial services
Blacklight
Nevada Lawmakers Introduce Privacy Legislation After Markup Investigation into Vaccine Websites
Law would expand consumer privacy laws to sites running public awareness campaigns
Google the Giant
Ads Are Impersonating Government Websites in Google Results, Despite Ban
The company pledged to eliminate ads for sites that charge hefty fees for otherwise free or inexpensive services—but they continue
Google the Giant
Citing Markup Investigation, Civil Rights Group Demands Racial Equity Audit at Google
Color of Change petition calls Google’s block on advertisers searching for social justice content “unacceptable”
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