Pixel Hunt

Millions of Meta’s invisible pixels are embedded on websites across the internet. The Markup is investigating exactly what those pixels track about the public.

Inside The Markup

The Markup Nominated for NIHCM Award

The award honors journalism that brought to light new evidence that advances the health system and the health of Americans

March 20, 2024 15:48 ET

A children’s book style illustration of a child reading a textbook online, as a scary monster sucks up all her browser history, simulating the way the online trackers on popular kids websites quietly suck up identifying information about youth.

Pixel Hunt

Facebook Watches Teens Online As They Prep for College

An investigation by The Markup found Meta’s pixel tracking students from kindergarten to college

November 22, 2023 05:00 ET

Hello World

Three Class Action Lawsuits Follow Markup Pixel Investigations

Our investigative series on Facebook trackers continues to have impact

September 30, 2023 08:00 ET

Pixel Hunt

FTC Warns Tax Prep Companies Against Invasive Online Tracking

Sharing private information could lead to penalties, agency says after Markup investigation

September 19, 2023 13:13 ET

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Pixel Hunt

Help Us Investigate Surveillance Marketing Using Facebook Data

Surveillance marketers are upping their game. Instead of relying on tracking pixels, companies are now sending tracking data directly to one another

August 2, 2023 08:00 ET

Photo collage of various illustrations from stories that were submitted for the National Press Club Award.

Inside The Markup

The Markup Wins National Press Club Award

Our investigative series into trackers from Facebook, Google won for its service to the public

July 26, 2023 11:30 ET

Photograph of Senator Elizabeth Warren at a podium. She is wearing glasses and a blue blazer.

Pixel Hunt

Congressional Report Finds Meta and Tax Prep Companies “Recklessly” Shared Taxpayers’ Data

The investigation was opened in response to work published last year by The Markup

July 12, 2023 05:00 ET

A digital illustration in bright copic marker and pencil shows a repetitive dollar-sign motif with two solid circles overlapping in the center of the image. Where they overlap, there is a binary-code pattern of zeroes and 1s, which represents information shared digitally. Two hands reach out of the digital space. The hand on the left holds a bag of over-the-counter products. The hand on the right holds a smartphone with an app open, showing sponsored advertisements for the same products in the bag to the left.

Pixel Hunt

Need to Get Plan B or an HIV Test Online? Facebook May Know About It

Twelve of the largest drug stores in the U.S. sent shoppers’ sensitive health information to Facebook or other platforms, according to an investigation by The Markup and KFF Health News

June 30, 2023 08:00 ET