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themarkup.org

Category: News & Media

Scanned: Sep 28, 2026, 17:28 UTC · First seen: Sep 28, 2026 · Threat Engines: 0 / 91 · Times Scanned: 1
90 / 100 Trust Score Based on scan findings at the time of analysis
No Threats Found
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https://themarkup.org
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8 years 1 month
Popular - #49,480 Tranco rank (>1M monthly visitors)
Not listed (91 checked)
✓ Valid (TLS)
AWS EC2 (us-east-1)
Ashburn, United States
nginx/1.18.0
Unknown
98.95.32.6
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Domain & WHOIS Information
Registrar Amazon Registrar, Inc.
Registered August 24, 2018
Expires August 24, 2027
Name Servers ns-1130.awsdns-13.org
DNSSEC Unsigned
Hosting AWS EC2 (us-east-1)
Reputation & Threat Check 91 security engines checked
File Scan Summary Powered by Quttera Engine
43 files scanned
No threats
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themarkup.org/feeds/rss.xml 283.5 KB Flagged: medium risk
themarkup.org%3A443.http-redirect 86 B No threats
themarkup.org/about 51.0 KB No threats
themarkup.org/donors 50.4 KB No threats
themarkup.org/newsletter 56.4 KB No threats
themarkup.org/ethics 59.1 KB No threats
themarkup.org/jobs 50.6 KB No threats
themarkup.org/board-of-directors 80.7 KB No threats
themarkup.org/terms 65.5 KB No threats
themarkup.org/donate-202205 61.6 KB No threats
themarkup.org/awards 89.0 KB No threats
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External Links & Domains
891
External Links
1 Flagged
0
Iframes
Clean
347
Referenced Domains
4 Flagged
5
Flagged Resources
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app.klingai.com Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
crackstation.net Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
papers.ssrn.com Flagged: Generic Malicious Object
voiceofoc.org Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
voiceofoc.org/2012/10/community-editorial-proposition-32-has-deep-roots-in-oc-politics/ Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
voiceofoc.org/2012/10/community-editorial-proposition-32-has-deep-roots-in-oc-politics/ Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
chat.nyc.gov/ Not flagged
mlb.com Not flagged
nyc.gov Not flagged
themarkup.org/2020/02/25/president-letter-nabiha-syed Not flagged
themarkup.org/about Not flagged
themarkup.org/announcements/ Not flagged
themarkup.org/archive/ Not flagged
themarkup.org/archive/page/0 Not flagged
themarkup.org/archive/page/2 Not flagged
themarkup.org/awards Not flagged
themarkup.org/board-of-directors Not flagged
themarkup.org/donate Not flagged
themarkup.org/donate/ Not flagged
themarkup.org/donations/ Not flagged
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app.klingai.com Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
crackstation.net Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
papers.ssrn.com Flagged: Generic Malicious Object
voiceofoc.org Flagged: Generic Suspicious Object
19thnews.org Not flagged
abc7ny.com Not flagged
about.att.com Not flagged
about.kaiserpermanente.org Not flagged
academic.oup.com Not flagged
accountscenter.facebook.com Not flagged
action.consumerreports.org Not flagged
ag.ny.gov Not flagged
agportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com Not flagged
ailab-cvc.github.io Not flagged
americancommunitymedia.org Not flagged
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themarkup.org Overview

Description of themarkup.org

themarkup.org is the website of The Markup, a nonprofit newsroom that describes itself as producing "data-driven investigations of tech and how it influences society." The site publishes journalism focused on topics such as data brokers, algorithmic accountability, privacy, and the societal impacts of technology companies, along with information about its staff, board, donors, and awards.

Based on the domain name and content, the operator appears to be a U.S.-based nonprofit media organization rather than a commercial retailer or personal blog. The site's structure - including sections for investigations, tools, blueprints, donation pages, and event listings - is consistent with a public-interest journalism outlet that relies on donor and grant funding.

The site is hosted on Amazon Web Services infrastructure and appears to function as a standard editorial/news publication, linking out to numerous external sources, academic papers, and other news organizations as part of its investigative reporting and citations.

Safety Assessment for themarkup.org

At the time of this scan, 0 out of 91 security engines flagged themarkup.org as malicious, and the domain was listed as clean across major content-malice blacklist databases, including phishing and web-reputation checklists. Google Safe Browsing and DNS-based blocklist checks also returned clean results for this domain.

A single malware-scanning heuristic engine labeled one internal file (an RSS feed) and a handful of externally referenced domains as "suspicious" or generically flagged, without identifying any specific named malware family. These flagged external domains and links (such as a klingai.com AI tool, crackstation.net, an academic paper repository, and a local news outlet referenced within an article) appear to be citation or reference links embedded in the site's journalism content rather than evidence of compromise. Given the absence of corroborating detections from other engines, this pattern is best interpreted as a low-confidence heuristic flag rather than a confirmed threat.

The domain is over 8 years old, holds an established Tranco traffic rank, and shows no indications of phishing, scam, or brand-impersonation patterns in its content or design. Based on available scan data, no significant threats were detected at the time of this scan, though the presence of a generic heuristic flag on outbound references warrants a routine, precautionary mention.

Technical Description

The site uses a valid SSL/TLS certificate issued through Amazon, currently valid until March 2027, and is served via nginx 1.18.0 hosted on AWS EC2 infrastructure in the Ashburn, Virginia (us-east-1) region. DNSSEC is not enabled for this domain, and nameservers are managed through AWS Route 53 (awsdns), consistent with the registrar (Amazon Registrar, Inc.).

The domain was registered in 2018 and is not set to expire until 2027, indicating an established and actively maintained web property. No iframes were detected on the scanned pages, and the overall external link/domain footprint (891 links, 347 referenced domains) is typical of a content-heavy news and investigative journalism website that cites many external sources.

HTTP Redirect Chain
No redirects detected - direct connection to destination
Website Insights
#49,480
Tranco Rank
Popular
Visitors >1M/mo
Category: News & Media
Rank History (30 days)
Aug 17 Sep 27
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