Tools
Our tools hold institutions accountable for the way they use technology, pulling back the curtain so readers can see for themselves how technology affects them.
Blacklight
A Real-Time Website Privacy Inspector
Tools
Here’s Every Local Police Agency Enforcing for ICE
Partnerships more than doubled during the first months of Trump's current term under a program known as 287(g)
Is Twitter Throttling a Website Right Now?
Measure in real-time how long it takes for X’s link shortener to redirect to any URL.
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See the Neighborhoods Internet Providers Excluded from Fast Internet
Explore The Markup’s interactive map to see where AT&T, CenturyLink, and Verizon offered only slow internet speeds in major U.S. cities
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United States Place Sampler (USPS)
Easily sample random U.S. street addresses using this new tool from Big Local News and The Markup
Citizen Browser
Split Screen
A tool from The Markup’s Citizen Browser project
Google the Giant
Simple Search
A browser extension from The Markup
Amazon’s Advantage
Amazon Brand Detector
A browser extension that reveals Amazon brand and exclusive products while you shop on the site
LevelUp
Smol Links
Our WordPress plugin, built on top of Shlink, lets editors generate short URLs without compromising user privacy