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Facebook Got Rid of Racial Ad Categories. Or Did It?

Silence DoGood -
Facebook Got Rid of Racial Ad Categories. Or Did It? - Last year, Facebook quietly moved to prevent advertisers from choosing the race of the people who would see their ads.
National

Lawmakers Propose Federal Legislation to Stop Google Preferencing Itself in Search Results

Silence DoGood -
The bill comes after a subcommittee chair cited a Markup investigation as evidence the company was building a closed ecosystem.
National

How Big Pharma Finds Sick Users on Facebook

Colin Lecher -
We found drug ads targeted at users interested in everything from bourbon to therapy.
National

Citing Markup Investigation, Civil Rights Group Demands Racial Equity Audit at Google

Leon Yin -
Color of Change petition calls Google’s block on advertisers searching for social justice content “unacceptable.”
National

Facebook Pledges to Remove Discriminatory Credit and Loan Ads Discovered by The Markup

Alfred Ng and Corin Faife -
The Markup’s Citizen Browser project found four companies targeting ads for financial products to specific age groups—a violation of Facebook policy and, potentially, civil rights laws
National

Google Blocks Advertisers from Targeting Black Lives Matter YouTube Videos

Leon Yin and Aaron Sankin -
An investigation by The Markup found that YouTube parent company Google blocks advertisers from using dozens of social and racial justice terms, including Black Lives Matter, to find YouTube videos and channels upon which to advertise.
National

Texas A&M Drops “Race” from Student Risk Algorithm Following Markup Investigation

Todd Feathers -
Our investigation found major universities were using race as a predictor of student success and, in the process, steering Black kids away from the sciences.
National

The Tech Industry Is Abuzz About the PRO Act. What Is It?

Dara Kerr -
The federal bill seeks to make it easier for gig workers to join unions. Tech companies are not on board.
Tech

What’s Up with the Apple App Store’s Privacy Changes?

Alfred Ng -
The upcoming policy shift isn’t an end to data tracking, but experts say it’s a strong start.
Tech

Split Screen: How Different Are Americans’ Facebook Feeds?

The Citizen Browser Team -
Snapshots from the Facebook feeds of our Citizen Browser panelists illuminate how Facebook’s recommendation algorithm siloes information on the platform. See how we built this tool.
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