Show Your WorkDigital Book Banning
How We Investigated Web Censorship in Schools
We requested records from 26 districts in 11 states. Ten turned us down on cybersecurity grounds.
Challenging technology to serve the public good.
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.
Show Your WorkDigital Book Banning
We requested records from 26 districts in 11 states. Ten turned us down on cybersecurity grounds.
Digital Book Banning
Virtually every public school filters the web, and blocked websites create a paper trail
Digital Book Banning
Their schools block information about The Trevor Project, abortion, microplastics, and more
Hello World
Rather than security robots or gun detectors, officials could invest in tech that deters someone from jumping or being pushed into the tracks
LevelUp
We coded retroactively and it damn near wrecked us
News
Mayor Eric Adams said the city is working to fix the problems, and the site now advises visitors to “not use its responses as legal or professional advice”
Hello World
An eclectic mix of books, podcasts, records, and games that The Markup staff has found fascinating this month
News
The Microsoft-powered bot says bosses can take workers’ tips and that landlords can discriminate based on source of income
The BreakdownPrivacy
All you need: your computer or smartphone, some free tools, and your child’s internet- or Bluetooth-connected toy
Automated Censorship
The platform will not “proactively recommend content about politics.” See if what you’ve posted counts
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