Citizen Browser
Credit Card Ads Were Targeted by Age, Violating Facebook’s Anti-Discrimination Policy
Such ads, along with other age-targeted financial product ads, may violate civil rights laws, attorneys say
Sam Morris
Graphics Editor
Sam Morris was an editorial designer, art director, and developer who helped make complex stories and issues more accessible. He left The Markup in May 2021.
Before joining The Markup, he worked at The Guardian, on both the product and editorial sides.
His work has earned various awards presented by design and journalism organizations, including D&AD, Webby, The Society for News Design, The Society of Publication Designers, Communication Arts, Information Is Beautiful, and more.
Google the Giant
Google Blocks Advertisers from Targeting Black Lives Matter YouTube Videos
“Black power” and “Black Lives Matter” can't be used to find videos for ads, but “White power” and “White lives matter” were just fine
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How We Discovered Google’s Social Justice Blocklist for YouTube Ad Placements
Despite committing to dismantling systemic racism, YouTube blocks advertisers from using many racial justice and cultural identity terms to target videos for ads
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How We Discovered Google’s Hate Blocklist for Ad Placements on YouTube
We got under the hood of Google Ads and found poorly executed limitations meant to hide hate YouTube videos and channels from advertisers
Google the Giant
Google Has a Secret Blocklist that Hides YouTube Hate Videos from Advertisers—But It’s Full of Holes
Many well-known White supremacist and White nationalist terms and slogans were not blocked
Show Your WorkCitizen Browser
How We Built a Facebook Feed Viewer
Split Screen invites readers to explore how different people experience Facebook
Citizen Browser
Introducing “Split Screen”
A new tool from The Markup’s Citizen Browser project
Citizen Browser
Official Information About COVID-19 Is Reaching Fewer Black People on Facebook
According to data from The Markup’s Citizen Browser project, there are major disparities in who is shown public health information about the pandemic
Citizen Browser
Trump’s False Posts Were Treated with Kid Gloves by Facebook
Data from Citizen Browser shows how rare it is for a post to be called “false”—especially if you’re the president
Citizen Browser
Lawmaker Questions Facebook on Broken Election-Related Promise
Following an investigation by The Markup, Sen. Ed Markey is asking for answers on why Facebook failed to stop recommending political groups
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