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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

Tinder and OkCupid Could Soon Let You Background Check Your Date — for a Price

Silence DoGood -
Dogged by questions about sexual violence, Match Group — which owns Tinder, Hinge, Match.com, OkCupid, PlentyofFish and others — is investing in a company that aims to enable background checks on apps. Some legislators say it’s not enough.
National

Senator Says Censorship in Turkey Raises “Serious Questions” About Facebook’s Commitment to Free Expression

by Jack Gillum -
After ProPublica reported that Facebook blocked a militia group targeted by Turkish forces, the chair of the Senate Finance Committee demanded that Mark Zuckerberg provide answers to more than a dozen questions.
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.
Tech

Postmates Drivers Have Become Easy Prey for Scammers. And Drivers Say the Company’s Not Helping

Dara Kerr -
Gig workers, who report to a phone app instead of a human, are unusually vulnerable to phishing scams that drain entire paychecks
National

Twenty-Six Words Created the Internet. What Will It Take to Save It?

Stephen Engelberg -
Jeff Kosseff wrote the book on Section 230, the law that gave us the internet we have today. He talks with ProPublica Editor-in-Chief Stephen Engelberg about how we got here and how we should regulate our way out.
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