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   Instagram restored content that it banned after we investigated the platform’s suppression of posts related to the Israel-Hamas war. https://themarkup.org/automated-censorship/2024/02/25/demoted-deleted-and-denied-theres-more-than-just-shadowbanning-on-instagram

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     NYC’s chatbot, which we found was frequently telling businesses to break the law, was quietly updated with a disclaimer that users should “not use its responses as legal or professional advice.” https://themarkup.org/news/2024/04/02/malfunctioning-nyc-ai-chatbot-still-active-despite-widespread-evidence-its-encouraging-illegal-behavior

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     After we reported that mortgage brokers were sending people’s estimated credit, address, and veteran status to Facebook, some companies immediately stopped doing so. https://themarkup.org/pixel-hunt/2024/05/15/mortgage-brokers-sent-peoples-estimated-credit-address-and-veteran-status-to-facebook

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     Groups that defend students and advocate against online surveillance filed a federal lawsuit after we revealed that the Department of Education was sharing sensitive student data with Facebook.https://themarkup.org/pixel-hunt/2024/07/26/department-of-education-sued-following-markup-investigation-into-fafsa-data-shared-with-facebook

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