School web filters were meant to keep kids from accessing online porn.

They’ve now morphed into tools of digital censorship. themarkup.org/digital-book-b…

“One of the most successful strategies for quelling dissent is to make people feel like they have no privacy.”
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it's me!

We found NYC’s chatbot doling out lies.

In response, a Columbia professor built a bot on the fly that gives more accurate answers.

How did things go so wrong in the NYC government? ⬇️
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Black women whistleblowers not only jeopardize their professional prospects but often face more intense backlash.

With 19thnews:
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“There must just have been gross malfeasance in terms of setting this chatbot up.”

We talked to Columbia professor Jonathan Soma about NYC’s faulty AI chatbot. Don’t miss the conversation:
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If you’re headed to a protest this weekend, secure your phone:
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If you have a restraining order against your former partner and a judge grants you the family car, the manufacturer will turn off location tracking, right?

Not in one case that CalMatters found—and this is part of a pattern: themarkup.org/privacy/2024/0…

To help a group of immigrants better understand how their lives are impacted by technology, Lam Thuy Vo used slides, hand gestures, and basic vocabulary to explain the basics of AI and deepfakes. themarkup.org/languages-of-m…

If law enforcement takes your phone, your notifications could reveal info you don’t want shared.

Change your notification settings before attending a protest, and more ⬇️
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Congratulations to our editor-in-chief, Sisi Wei, and all the honorees!

A free press is more important than ever—what great company to be amongst. ❤️

From Columbia to the University of Pennsylvania, student journalists are building trust and pushing back on sensationalized narratives.

From WIRED:
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There’s shadowbanning on Instagram—and a whole lot more:
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During #NICAR2024 , investigative data reporter The Markup – Jon Keegan 🇺🇦, said reporters & editors need to be systematic in their approach to AI to benefit from its efficiencies & avoid its accuracy, bias & ethics pitfalls.

Here's some basic steps to do so: buff.ly/3wqwkW4

There’s a growing wave of protests against Israel’s ongoing war on Gaza.

Demonstrators or observers should know their phones may be subject to surveillance—and be prepared:
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School censorship of the web makes it hard for students to do basic research. themarkup.org/digital-book-b…