News
For Sale on Etsy: Greeting Cards and … Gun Parts?
The Markup found several vendors selling high-capacity ammunition magazines and firearm accessories on Etsy
Impact
Citizen Browser
Lawmaker Questions Facebook on Broken Election-Related Promise
Following an investigation by The Markup, Sen. Ed Markey is asking for answers on why Facebook failed to stop recommending political groups
News
Tech Firms Profited from Far-Right Militia Content Despite Ban on “Three Percenters”
Google and Facebook ran ads for “Give Violence a Chance” shirts and far-right militia merchandise, which also appeared on Amazon
Citizen Browser
Facebook Said It Would Stop Pushing Users to Join Partisan Political Groups. It Didn’t
According to Citizen Browser data, the platform especially peppered Trump voters with political group recommendations
News
Facebook Removes Holocaust Denial Pages Following The Markup’s Report
We had found a network of anti-Semitic groups on the platform
Election 2020
Targeting Trump Fans, QAnon Ad Slips Through Facebook's Filters
"We managed to skim by and it's pure luck," said a man behind a "Q movement" page that has managed to advertise on Facebook despite a ban
Google the Giant
In Historic Antitrust Lawsuit, DOJ Cites Banned Words and Google Self-Preferencing As Supporting Evidence
The lawsuit noted that the company pushes down “organic” results and tells employees to avoid words that have implications in antitrust law—practices revealed by two investigations by The Markup
Blacklight
The High Privacy Cost of a “Free” Website
Trackers piggybacking on website tools leave some site operators in the dark about who is watching or what marketers do with the data
Banned Bounty
Labeled “Research” Chemicals, Doping Drugs Sold Openly on Amazon.com
Amazon bans injectable drugs, but enforcement failures have led to a swell of listings for unproven performance enhancing peptides
Google the Giant
Congressman Says The Markup Investigation Proves Google Has Created a "Walled Garden"
Comment comes as part of big tech CEO grilling by antitrust committee
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