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Watching Big Tech.

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A popular and widely used government program began the process of shutting down due to congressional inaction, leaving more than 23 million American households with no subsidies that previously helped them get online.

How did that happen? Find out: https://themarkup.org/still-loading/2024/05/04/the-affordable-connectivity-program-was-a-connectivity-lifeline-for-millions-congress-is-letting-it-die

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Before you hit the streets, you should note that your cellphones may subject you to surveillance tactics by law enforcement.

We put together a guide on how to prepare your phone for a protest: https://themarkup.org/the-breakdown/2024/05/04/how-do-i-prepare-my-phone-for-a-protest-updated-2024

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Recent campus protests–and the push to ID protesters–have raised concerns about how colleges track their students every day.

We investigated on this back in 2023: https://themarkup.org/machine-learning/2023/11/30/he-wanted-privacy-his-college-gave-him-none

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Apple AirTags are notoriously used by stalkers and abusers for tracking.

But internet-connected cars can do the same, often without a driver’s knowledge:
https://themarkup.org/privacy/2024/04/30/car-tracking-can-enable-domestic-abuse-turning-it-off-is-easier-said-than-done

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#AI is one of the most-hyped technologies of our time.

But in a California community center for Vietnamese immigrants, no one knew about it.

That means no one knew how to look for it. How investigative reporter Lam Thuy Vo is changing this: https://themarkup.org/languages-of-misinformation/2024/04/25/how-i-explained-ai-and-deepfakes-using-only-basic-vietnamese

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School web filters were meant to keep kids from accessing online porn.

They’ve now morphed into tools of digital censorship. NEW:
https://themarkup.org/digital-book-banning/2024/04/23/online-censorship-in-schools-leaves-teachers-in-the-lurch-too

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A telehealth company specializing in mental health will limit the patient data it uses for advertising, following an FTC order.

The company, Cerebral, must also pay a $7 million fine for info it already disclosed. With
@STAT: https://themarkup.org/pixel-hunt/2024/04/22/cerebral-to-pay-7-million-fine-and-limit-health-data-use-for-ads-under-federal-order

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Deepfakes have made their way into this election cycle, blurring the line between fact and fiction.

How to spot them:
https://themarkup.org/hello-world/2024/04/20/deepfakes-did-joe-biden-really-call

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The FTC has cracked down on another telehealth company for misusing patients’ sensitive health data.

Monument, which aims to help treat addiction, revealed info to Meta and Google without users’ consent.

We uncovered that was happening with @STAT: https://themarkup.org/pixel-hunt/2024/04/19/ftc-cracks-down-on-telehealth-addiction-service-monument-for-sharing-health-data

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Hello! We have some big news—our newsroom is joining forces with Cal Matters. ❤️ https://themarkup.org/inside-the-markup/2024/04/18/the-markup-is-joining-forces-with-calmatters

themarkup,
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What does this mean for our readers? The Markup isn’t going anywhere.

We'll continue innovating, providing the industry with methodologies, story recipes, and training—to help others do this kind of work no matter where they are.

We’ll also have a permanent local partner, which will be an incredible testbed to ground our work within communities.

If you love our data-driven, community-centered work, we’ll only be doing more of it. Thanks for sticking with us on this journey.

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@bhahne If you’re wondering about this from a legal perspective, CalMatters is acquiring The Markup! But our publication and staff aren't going anywhere. https://calmatters.org/inside-the-newsroom/2024/04/calmatters-acquires-themarkup/

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Self-guided apartment tours are becoming more and more common.

But there’s a catch—you’ll probably be asked to hand over your biometric data in the process. NEW: https://themarkup.org/privacy/2024/04/17/touring-a-rental-a-face-scan-may-be-required

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NEW TOOL: Students can connect to school Wi-Fi and monitor their #school’s #censorship in just a few clicks.

Share with a K-12 student in your life ⬇️
https://themarkup.org/digital-book-banning/2024/04/13/does-your-school-block-these-sites

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Originally intended to block obscene or harmful content, web filters now prevent students from learning.

What five high schoolers have dealt with, in their own words:
https://themarkup.org/digital-book-banning/2024/04/13/five-high-schoolers-explain-how-web-filters-inhibit-their-learning-and-safety

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#NEWS: Schools censor much of the web—and the practice is inhibiting students’ learning and even safety.

The Trevor Project? Blocked.
Planned Parenthood? Blocked.
NASA? Blocked.

With USA TODAY: https://mrkup.org/mZ9lR

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New Yorkers may soon have gun detectors and massive robots in subway stations.

But when will we have tech that keeps people off the tracks?
https://themarkup.org/hello-world/2024/04/06/the-one-piece-of-tech-that-would-make-the-new-york-city-subway-much-safer

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We coded retroactively and it damn near wrecked us. 😵‍💫

A behind-the-scenes into what engineering a news site can look like:
https://themarkup.org/levelup/2024/04/04/how-and-why-we-added-right-aligned-text-to-the-markups-publishing-system

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#News: NYC Mayor Eric Adams just acknowledged problems with NYC’s chatbot.

But the bot is still available and encouraging businesses to break the law. With @THECITY: https://mrkup.org/citybot

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: The government’s is telling businesses to break labor and housing .

With @THECITY and Documented NY: https://themarkup.org/news/2024/03/29/nycs-ai-chatbot-tells-businesses-to-break-the-law

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NEW how-to guide: Check the privacy of kids’ smart toys—and let us know what you find. ⬇️🤖
https://themarkup.org/privacy/2024/03/28/we-tested-kids-smart-toys-for-privacy-heres-how-you-can-too

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Still proud to live in the ? dumbest ? household in the USA, but this one by @themarkup is helpful for people looking for preserving ways to bring smart toys in for their kids https://themarkup.org/privacy/2024/03/28/we-tested-kids-smart-toys-for-privacy-heres-how-you-can-too

themarkup,
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@marielgm Thanks for sharing :)

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Instagram will no longer recommend “political” content to users from accounts they don’t follow.

If you're an #Instagram user, here’s how to check whether your content’s reach is being limited: https://themarkup.org/automated-censorship/2024/03/25/instagram-creators-check-if-your-posts-are-political

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Donald Trump supporters have been using AI to generate photos of Trump with Black people as a way to appeal to Black voters.

Should journalists reshare these images for educational purposes, or minimize their reach?

Our take: https://themarkup.org/hello-world/2024/03/23/trump-kate-and-a-misplaced-shark

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Last year, our investigation on how L.A. gave lower priority to unhoused Black and Latino people for subsidized housing led to a unanimous motion to improve fairness in the “vulnerability” scoring system that generated the issue.

This year, the piece won a Sigma Award.

Read the winning piece:
https://themarkup.org/investigation/2023/02/28/l-a-s-scoring-system-for-subsidized-housing-gives-black-and-latino-people-experiencing-homelessness-lower-priority-scores

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