TY  - BOOK
AU  - Noble,Safiya Umoja
TI  - Algorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism
SN  - 9781479837243
AV  - ZA4230 .N63 2018
U1  - 025.04252 23
PY  - 2018///
CY  - New York
PB  - New York University Press
KW  - Google
KW  - fast
KW  - Search engines
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - Discrimination
KW  - Internet searching
KW  - Computer algorithms
KW  - COMPUTERS
KW  - Web
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - SOCIAL SCIENCE
KW  - Discrimination & Race Relations
KW  - Computers and IT
KW  - eflch
KW  - ukslc
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-217) and index; 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
N2  - "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, especially 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 are of utmost importance."--Page 4 of cover
ER  -