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Leon Yin
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investigative data journalist @technology how to: inspectelement.org
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    Leon Yin
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    Oct 10, 2024
    NEW INVESTIGATION: Uber and Lyft locked drivers out of work to game a NYC minimum wage law. We crowdsourced screenshots, monitored surge pricing and ran financial models to reveal the devastating impact on drivers. w/ @natlungfy @A_W_Gordon @DeniseDSLu
    How Uber and Lyft Used a Loophole to Deny NYC Drivers Millions in Pay
    From bloomberg.com
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    Leon Yin
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    Apr 9, 2021
    YouTube blocked advertisers from finding videos related to "Black Lives Matter," but not "White Lives Matter." themarkup.org/google-the-gia…
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    Leon Yin
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    Jan 22, 2025
    Bloomberg reviewed +1K hours of YouTube vids from 9 popular streamers and podcasters who cater to American men. We analyzed 2 yrs of guests and transcripts to see how they discussed political topics and understand their role as a new mainstream info hub
    How Popular YouTubers Pushed Young Male Voters Toward Trump
    From bloomberg.com
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    Leon Yin
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    Mar 8, 2024
    New: Employers and HR vendors are using AI chatbots to interview and screen job applicants. We found that OpenAI's GPT discriminates against names based on race and gender when ranking resumes. W/ @daveyalba and @Leonardonclt gift link: bloomberg.com/graphics/2024-…
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    Leon Yin
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    Apr 9, 2021
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    Despite pledging $100M to help Black creators and doing more to, "dismantle systemic racism," YouTube's blocklist upholds systematic racism by blocking racial justice terms, while letting virulently racist terms through.
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    Leon Yin
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    Oct 19, 2022
    Visualizing the digital divide: how often homes in historically redlined areas were offered internet speeds so slow, the FCC doesn’t consider it to be broadband.
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    Leon Yin
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    Apr 9, 2021
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    In part 2 of @themarkup's investigation into YouTube's secret blocklist, @ASankin and I report on YouTube's treatment social and racial justice keywords. themarkup.org/google-the-gia…
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    Leon Yin
    @LeonYin
    Jul 21, 2023
    I'm joining the major leagues at Bloomberg @Technology as a data journalist focused on AI and algorithm accountability. I'll work on hypothesis-driven investigations about AI's impact on society, building off a track record of great data work at Bloomberg.
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    Brad Stone
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    Jul 21, 2023
    Excited to welcome 3 all-stars to the @technology AI team: @shiringhaffary to cover AI ethics/policy and pen a newsletter that will guide readers into the AI age. @sfiegerman to help edit and pilot our AI coverage. and the incredible @LeonYin on data-driven investigations!
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    Leon Yin
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    Apr 9, 2021
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    Google refused to answer a single question related to its social or racial justice blocks. Rather than unblock terms, YouTube doubled down and blocked terms like, "black excellence" and "antiracism." More here: themarkup.org/google-the-gia…
    List of terms Google blocked related to social and racial justice from "How We Discovered Google’s Social Justice Blocklist for YouTube Ad Placements" by The Markup
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    Leon Yin
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    Jul 23, 2020
    Almost a decade ago, Safiya Noble (@safiyanoble) wrote about how searching for one’s identity on Google can return a slew of pornographic results. In 2018, Noble wrote an entire book on the topic called “Algorithms of Oppression.”
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    Leon Yin
    @LeonYin
    Feb 1, 2021
    One of the groups FB identified in August as a distribution system for "low-quality, highly divisive, likely misinformative news content" was still being recommended to 20% of Trump voters in our Citizen Browser panel throughout Dec (and also after Jan 6th).
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    Leon Yin
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    Nov 30, 2020
    Web scraping repurposes knowledge. It is essential for the public interest. #ScrapingIsNotACrime
    Man typing on keyboard with sunglasses and "scraping is not a crime" t-shirt.
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    Leon Yin
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    Apr 9, 2021
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    Brandi Collins-Dexter (@BrandingBrandi) said this glimpse into how Google manages its platform suggests the company’s investments in building relationships with civil rights communities are “a lot of lip-service.”
    Google Blocks Advertisers from Targeting Black Lives Matter YouTube Videos – The Markup
    From themarkup.org
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    Leon Yin
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    Jul 23, 2020
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    We found Keyword Planner recommended hundreds of sexualized terms for “Black girls” and “Asian boys”, but none whatsoever for “White girls” and “White boys.”