The Markup wins SABEW Award for Best in Business Journalism
The Markup has received a SABEW Best in Business Journalism Award in the technology reporting category for its investigation into how Tinder, Hinge, and their parent company handled sexual assault reports. The 18-month inquiry found the companies concealed rape allegations.
Why this matters: This kind of reporting is how accountability actually happens. Dating apps collect enormous amounts of personal data and connect millions of people to strangers. When something violent goes wrong, users deserve to know how the company responded. The investigation found the answer was suppression. That is not a technical failure. It is a choice. Awards matter less than what the reporting forces companies to do next.
Who should care: Lawyers · Privacy officers · Compliance
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