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It’s easier for Californians to escape data brokers following a Cal Matters investigation
Cal Matters and The Markup showed how website code could make it harder for Californians to exercise their right to remove personal data. Now much of that code has disappeared.
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As of May 22, 2026 at 12:00 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happenedCal Matters and The Markup showed how website code could make it harder for Californians to exercise their right to remove personal data. Now much of that code has disappeared.
The headline splitOne side frames it as "It’s easier for Californians to escape data brokers following a Markup investigation". The other frames it as "It’s easier for Californians to escape data brokers following a Cal Matters investigation".
Can I trust it?Not yet. The match is still developing.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftIt’s easier for Californians to escape data brokers following a Markup investigation
The Markup · Center-left · News report
CenterIt’s easier for Californians to escape data brokers following a Cal Matters investigation
CalMatters · Center · News report
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It’s easier for Californians to escape data brokers following a Cal Matters investigation
matters
Cal Matters and The Markup showed how website code could make it harder for Californians to exercise their right to remove personal data. Now much of that code has disappeared.
It’s easier for Californians to escape data brokers following a Markup investigation
markup
The Markup and Cal Matters showed how website code could make it harder for Californians to exercise their right to remove personal data. Now much of that code has disappeared.
