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  title info:
    title: Algorithms of oppression
    sub title: how search engines reinforce racism
  name:
    name part: Noble, Safiya Umoja
    role:
      role term: creator
    role:
      role term: author.
  type of resource: text
  genre: bibliography
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: nyu
    date issued: 2018
    copyright date: 2018
    issuance: monographic
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    form: print
    extent: xv, 229 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
  abstract: A revealing look at how negative biases against women of color are embedded in search engine results and algorithms Run a Google search for "black girls." What will you find? "Big Booty" and other sexually explicit terms are likely to come up as top search terms. But, if you type in "white girls," the results are radically different. The suggested porn sites and unmoderated discussions about "why black women are so sassy" or "why black women are so angry" presents a disturbing portrait of black womanhood in modern society. In Algorithms of Oppression, Safiya Umoja Noble challenges the idea that search engines like Google offer an equal playing field for all forms of ideas, identities and activities. Data discrimination is a real social problem. Noble argues that the combination of private interests in promoting certain sites, along with the monopoly status of a relatively small number of Internet search engines, leads to a biased set of search algorithms that privilege whiteness and discriminate against people of color, specifically women of color. Through an analysis of textual and media searches as well as extensive research on paid online advertising, Noble exposes a culture of racism and sexism in the way discoverability is created online. As search engines and their related companies grow in importance, operating as a source for email, a major vehicle for primary and secondary school learning, and beyond, understanding and reversing these disquieting trends and discriminatory practices is of utmost importance.
  table of contents: Acknowledgments -- Introduction: the power of algorithms -- A society, searching -- Searching for Black girls -- Searching for people and communities -- Searching for protections from search engines -- The future of knowledge in the public -- The future of information culture -- Conclusion: algorithms of oppression -- Epilogue -- Notes -- References -- Index -- About the author.
  note: Safiya Umoja Noble.
  note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
  subject:
    title info:
      title: Google
  subject:
    topic: Search engines
    topic: Sociological aspects
  subject:
    topic: Discrimination
  subject:
    topic: COMPUTERS / Web
  subject:
    topic: SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination & Race Relations
  classification: ZA4230 .N63 2018
  classification: 025.04252
  identifier: 9781479837243
  identifier: 1479837245
  identifier: 9781479849949
  identifier: 1479849944
  identifier: 2017014187
  record info:
    record content source: DLC
    record creation date: 170519
    record change date: 20180501153750.0
    record identifier: in00003982154