Amazon’s Advantage
The Markup Wins Loeb Award for Amazon’s Advantage
Our series revealed that Amazon placed its own in-house and exclusive products ahead of third-party items with more reviews and higher ratings
Challenging technology to serve the public good.
Amazon’s Advantage
Our series revealed that Amazon placed its own in-house and exclusive products ahead of third-party items with more reviews and higher ratings
Pixel Hunt
After a Markup investigation in June, 28 hospitals removed the Meta Pixel or blocked it from sending patient information to Facebook
Pixel Hunt
Personal information from reviewers was also exposed until The Markup’s inquiry
Pixel Hunt
When parents scheduled an appointment for their children on the Nemours page, Facebook received that information
Pixel Hunt
Experts say some hospitals’ use of an ad tracking tool may violate a federal law protecting health information
Pixel Hunt
Two Republican lawmakers said the department “has failed to protect the privacy of individuals seeking to further their education”
Privacy
The family safety company was approached by regulators about its data sales
Amazon’s Advantage
As evidence, the committee cited The Markup’s investigation into Amazon’s preferencing of its own brands and exclusive products in search results
Citizen Browser
Facebook ads have popped up to advertise nonexistent Amazon, Tesla, and even Facebook cryptocurrencies
Denied
The measure would require companies to test the algorithms they use for bias and discrimination
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