Challenging technology to serve the public good.
Google the Giant
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
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
Amazon bans injectable drugs, but enforcement failures have led to a swell of listings for unproven performance enhancing peptides
Google the Giant
Comment comes as part of big tech CEO grilling by antitrust committee
Google the Giant
Searching Google’s ad buying portal for “Black girls” returned hundreds of terms leading to “adult content”
Banned Bounty
The online giant bans products related to drugs, spying and weapons, but we found plenty for sale; one of the items bought on the site left a grim trail of overdoses
Allstate’s Algorithm
A joint investigation by The Markup and Consumer Reports was cited in a lawsuit over discriminatory car insurance rates
Coronavirus
A Markup survey finds that many state webpages have serious accessibility issues
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