Turn off location sharing for social media apps. You never know who could be watching what you post and decide to show up where you are. https://themarkup.org/gentle-january/2024/01/09/keep-your-current-location-off-instagram
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The Markup (themarkup@mastodon.themarkup.org)'s status on Tuesday, 29-Oct-2024 19:31:58 JST The Markup UPDATE: A new bill would force the Department of Veterans Affairs to overhaul its suicide prevention algorithm that favors White men. https://themarkup.org/impact/2024/10/28/bill-veterans-suicide-prevention-algorithm
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The Markup (themarkup@mastodon.themarkup.org)'s status on Tuesday, 29-Oct-2024 19:31:57 JST The Markup The bill, introduced by Sen. Jon Tester, asks the VA to update its suicide prevention AI with risk factors that disproportionately impact women veterans.
Read the original investigation: https://themarkup.org/news/2024/05/30/v-a-uses-a-suicide-prevention-algorithm-to-decide-who-gets-extra-help-it-favors-white-men
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The Markup (themarkup@mastodon.themarkup.org)'s status on Thursday, 24-Oct-2024 00:47:07 JST The Markup Real-world violence can mean new revenue opportunities for Meta: the company saw a 450% increase in Israel-related ad dollars since the attack on October 7th. https://themarkup.org/investigations/2024/10/04/how-meta-brings-in-millions-off-political-violence
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The Markup (themarkup@mastodon.themarkup.org)'s status on Thursday, 17-Oct-2024 03:36:06 JST The Markup Tens of thousands of California ride-hailing drivers could eventually get back pay after a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision that clears the way for the state and some cities to proceed with their lawsuits against Uber and Lyft. https://themarkup.org/working-for-an-algorithm/2024/10/16/california-uber-and-lyft-drivers-could-get-back-pay
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The Markup (themarkup@mastodon.themarkup.org)'s status on Wednesday, 16-Oct-2024 23:49:25 JST The Markup Introducing: Blacklight Query, an open-source command-line tool that makes it easy to quickly inspect a batch of websites with Blacklight, our privacy inspector. https://themarkup.org/blacklight/2024/10/16/blacklight-query
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The Markup (themarkup@mastodon.themarkup.org)'s status on Friday, 04-Oct-2024 23:49:24 JST The Markup Meta has cashed in millions from real-world violence through online advertising, including the war in Gaza and the attempted assassination of Trump.
What we found: https://themarkup.org/investigations/2024/10/04/how-meta-brings-in-millions-off-political-violence
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The Markup (themarkup@mastodon.themarkup.org)'s status on Thursday, 26-Sep-2024 21:55:42 JST The Markup Many people migrate to NYC because of misinfo on TikTok. And even after their arrivals, the app continues to play an outsized role in their new lives.
With Documented: https://themarkup.org/languages-of-misinformation/2024/09/26/tiktok-videos-spread-misinformation-to-new-migrant-community-in-new-york-city
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The Markup (themarkup@mastodon.themarkup.org)'s status on Saturday, 14-Sep-2024 03:55:38 JST The Markup Originally intended to block obscene or harmful content, the filters schools use prevent students from learning.
Here’s why students are frustrated, 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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The Markup (themarkup@mastodon.themarkup.org)'s status on Tuesday, 13-Aug-2024 01:26:06 JST The Markup California is not the only state that has debates on book bans.
In Missouri, kids are having trouble accessing classics such as “The Odyssey” online because schools are blocking digital books and websites. https://themarkup.org/digital-book-banning/2024/04/13/schools-were-just-supposed-to-block-porn-instead-they-sabotaged-homework-and-censored-suicide-prevention-sites
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The Markup (themarkup@mastodon.themarkup.org)'s status on Friday, 09-Aug-2024 13:38:09 JST The Markup A group created by Elon Musk is collecting your personal info to give Trump an advantage in his presidential campaign.
Read via CNBC: https://www.cnbc.com/2024/08/02/elon-musk-pac-voter-data-trump-harris.html
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The Markup (themarkup@mastodon.themarkup.org)'s status on Thursday, 08-Aug-2024 22:50:13 JST The Markup Censorship of kids’ access to knowledge extends beyond books.
We investigated which websites are banned by schools, and found blocks on news, educational information, and resources for sex ed and LGBTQ+ teens: https://themarkup.org/digital-book-banning/2024/04/13/schools-were-just-supposed-to-block-porn-instead-they-sabotaged-homework-and-censored-suicide-prevention-sites
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The Markup (themarkup@mastodon.themarkup.org)'s status on Saturday, 03-Aug-2024 11:09:40 JST The Markup If you are traveling this summer, remember that you can opt out of airport face scans.
Here’s how by Vox: https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/360952/summer-travel-airport-facial-recognition-scan
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The Markup (themarkup@mastodon.themarkup.org)'s status on Saturday, 20-Jul-2024 20:54:00 JST The Markup The tests that big techs use to benchmark their AI tools have many issues, and high scores might be misleading.
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The Markup (themarkup@mastodon.themarkup.org)'s status on Tuesday, 09-Jul-2024 21:40:04 JST The Markup Schools use web filters to limit what students can see online.
Originally intended to block obscene content, they now prevent students from learning. Students explain, 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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The Markup (themarkup@mastodon.themarkup.org)'s status on Thursday, 13-Jun-2024 07:08:36 JST The Markup Facial recognition tech has led to the wrongful arrests of multiple Black men.
But a new California law seeking to outlaw its use without other “corroborating indicators” wouldn’t actually get at the root of the problem, argue the wrongly accused. ⬇️
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The Markup (themarkup@mastodon.themarkup.org)'s status on Friday, 31-May-2024 01:15:36 JST The Markup Algorithmic bias could “cost people’s lives”: The AI designed to prevent veteran suicide prioritizes White men and ignores survivors of sexual violence.
With @fullerproject: https://themarkup.org/news/2024/05/30/v-a-uses-a-suicide-prevention-algorithm-to-decide-who-gets-extra-help-it-favors-white-men
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The Markup (themarkup@mastodon.themarkup.org)'s status on Thursday, 16-May-2024 00:24:35 JST The Markup #News: Major mortgage lenders are sharing sensitive user data with Facebook.
If you’ve been on the market for a #home, the platform could know about your credit, your address, and more.
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The Markup (themarkup@mastodon.themarkup.org)'s status on Friday, 19-Apr-2024 21:39:10 JST The Markup 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
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The Markup (themarkup@mastodon.themarkup.org)'s status on Monday, 15-Apr-2024 22:47:52 JST The Markup NEW TOOL: Students can connect to school Wi-Fi and monitor their #school’s #censorship in just a few clicks.
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