Hello World
A Virtual Reality Tour of Surveillance Tech at the Border
A conversation with Dave Maass of the Electronic Frontier Foundation
Maria Puertas
Community and Social Media Manager
Maria Puertas is The Markup’s social media manager, executing the day-to-day promotion of our reporting and investigations.
Prior to The Markup, Maria worked at the American Civil Liberties Union, where she drove strategy on platforms like Instagram and TikTok. Before that, she worked in various roles for digital agencies and political campaigns.
Maria is interested in how individuals navigate and develop online communities, a topic she has researched and is continuing to observe here at The Markup.
Privacy
What Happens to Your Sensitive Data When a Data Broker Goes Bankrupt?
Data on sensitive locations, such as abortion clinics, could be sold off, raising alarms
Hello World
An Essential Guide For Mindful Posting
A conversation with Whitney Phillips and Ryan Milner about how their book on teens’ responsible social media use has important lessons for digital denizens of all ages
Impact
L.A. Is Changing How It Scores “Vulnerability” of Unhoused People
An investigation by The Markup sparked demands for answers
Privacy
Use Our Game Safety Buddy to Protect Your Kids and Yourself on Gaming Consoles
Our tool and advice can help you navigate the overwhelming number of settings on today’s game platforms.
Hello World
‘Every Day That I Don’t Get My TikTok Account Back Is An Opportunity That’s Lost’
How arbitrary account bans affect the livelihoods of creators with disabilities
Show Your WorkOrgan Failure
How We Investigated Racial Disparities in Liver Transplants
We found Native Americans were listed for a transplant significantly less often than other racial groups compared with their number of deaths from liver disease
Organ Failure
A Death Sentence: Native Americans Shut Out of the Nation’s Liver Transplant System
Despite being more likely to die of liver disease, Native Americans are far less likely to make the transplant list than White people
Hello World
How AI Is Helping Us Learn About Birds
Machine learning is powering new insights into how birds migrate—and forecasts about where they’ll go next
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Los Angeles Becomes First U.S. City to Outlaw Digital Discrimination
A Markup investigation in 2022 found households in L.A.’s poorest neighborhoods were disproportionately asked to pay high prices for slow internet service
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