https://themarkup.org/ All stories from The Markup http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification python-feedgen https://mrkp-static-production.themarkup.org/static/img/social-icons/favicon.png https://themarkup.org/ Fri, 05 Jul 2024 04:24:34 +0000 https://themarkup.org/pixel-hunt/2024/05/15/mortgage-brokers-sent-peoples-estimated-credit-address-and-veteran-status-to-facebook More than 200 national and regional lenders share sensitive user data with Facebook. Experts say it might be illegal tag:themarkup.org,2019,78746 Wed, 15 May 2024 05:00:00 -0400 Colin Lecher and Ross Teixeira https://themarkup.org/hello-world/2024/05/18/librarians-are-waging-a-quiet-war-against-international-data-cartels Digital collections put library patrons’ privacy at risk tag:themarkup.org,2019,78802 Sat, 18 May 2024 08:00:00 -0400 Tara García Mathewson https://themarkup.org/languages-of-misinformation/2024/05/22/the-inside-story-of-the-youtube-influencer-who-peddles-misinformation-to-vietnamese-communities Sonia Ohlala borrows heavily from right-wing media outlets and even broadcast from Washington DC on the day of the Capitol riots. But who is she? tag:themarkup.org,2019,78823 Wed, 22 May 2024 08:00:00 -0400 Lam Thuy Vo https://themarkup.org/inside-the-markup/2024/05/28/the-markup-wins-aaja-journalism-excellence-award The awards honor thoughtful reporting, thorough coverage and strong storytelling and celebrate stories that would have gone untold without the cultural competence that AAJA journalists bring to the profession tag:themarkup.org,2019,78839 Tue, 28 May 2024 12:55:02 -0400 The Markup https://themarkup.org/news/2024/05/30/v-a-uses-a-suicide-prevention-algorithm-to-decide-who-gets-extra-help-it-favors-white-men An AI program designed to prevent suicide among U.S. military veterans prioritizes White men and ignores survivors of sexual violence tag:themarkup.org,2019,78878 Thu, 30 May 2024 11:00:00 -0400 Aaron Glantz for The Fuller Project https://themarkup.org/news/2024/05/31/he-found-the-american-dream-on-chinas-tiktok-the-reality-was-more-complicated Videos on China’s TikTok, Douyin, give Chinese migrants step-by-step instructions on how to get to the United States—and then leave them stranded upon arrival tag:themarkup.org,2019,78857 Fri, 31 May 2024 07:00:00 -0400 April Xu for Documented https://themarkup.org/hello-world/2024/06/01/the-secret-to-beating-political-disinformation-is-knowing-when-not-to-fact-check A conversation with Sasha Issenberg about his book on how to win elections in the new normal of omnipresent fake news tag:themarkup.org,2019,78915 Sat, 01 Jun 2024 08:00:00 -0400 Aaron Sankin https://themarkup.org/languages-of-misinformation/2024/06/06/how-a-defrocked-armenian-preacher-uses-youtube-to-spread-misinformation-to-his-flock Barthev Gulumian uses his daily videos to discuss the Bible, as well as QAnon-style conspiracy theories and why COVID vaccines are “poison” tag:themarkup.org,2019,78927 Thu, 06 Jun 2024 08:00:00 -0400 Andy Vasoyan https://themarkup.org/2024/06/12/these-wrongly-arrested-black-men-say-a-california-bill-would-let-police-misuse-face-recognition Three men falsely arrested based on face recognition technology have joined the fight against a California bill that aims to place guardrails around police use of the technology. They say it will still allow abuses and misguided arrests. tag:themarkup.org,2019,78961 Wed, 12 Jun 2024 16:33:14 -0400 Khari Johnson https://themarkup.org/hello-world/2024/06/15/a-new-dirty-vision-for-higher-education An interview with Julia Schleck, who argues that rather than serving the public good, universities should be a forum to define and debate the public good tag:themarkup.org,2019,78978 Sat, 15 Jun 2024 08:00:00 -0400 Mohamed Al Elew