Facebook’s Ad Algorithm Is a Race and Gender Stereotyping Machine, New Study Suggests
For example, jobs with taxi companies were overwhelmingly delivered to black users and secretarial ads to women, despite neutral targeting preferences.
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UAE Enlisted Businessman to Spy On Trump White House
Rashid al-Malik reported to UAE intelligence on the Trump administration’s Middle East policy as part of a broader influence effort.
Mark Zuckerberg Is Trying to Play You — Again
Facebook’s promise to build a “privacy-focused platform” is little more than a hollow reaction to recent PR disasters.
Who Won Last Night’s Democratic Debate?
Mehdi Hasan discusses the Atlanta Democratic debate with Intercept politics reporter Akela Lacy and Waleed Shahid of the activist group Justice Democrats.
Means TV, With a Boost from the Nyan Cat, Launches a Post-Capitalist Streaming Service
“Basically, it's a cooperatively-run, anti-capitalist Netflix,” said co-founder Naomi Burton.
Georgia Prepares to Carry Out the 1,500th Execution in the U.S. Since 1976
Marion Wilson Jr. is set to die on June 20 in the state that gave rise to the so-called modern death penalty era. But the system is as unfair as ever.
Exclusive: Brazil’s Top Prosecutors Who Indicted Lula Schemed in Secret Messages to Prevent His Party From Winning 2018 Election
A massive archive exclusively provided to The Intercept confirms long-held suspicions about the politicized motives and deceit of Brazil’s corruption investigators.
Amid Internal Investigation Over Leaks to Media, the Center for American Progress Fires Two Staffers
The staffers were investigated for leaking an email exchange to The Intercept that reflected improper influence by the UAE within the think tank.
The Domestic Terrorism Law the Justice Department Forgot
The U.S. has a powerful anti-terrorism law — but it’s only been used once against a far-right extremist since 9/11.
Exclusive: Leaked Chats Between Brazilian Judge and Prosecutor Who Imprisoned Lula Reveal Prohibited Collaboration and Doubts Over Evidence
Judge Sergio Moro repeatedly counseled prosecutor Deltan Dallagnol via Telegram during more than two years of Operation Car Wash.