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Author	Noble, Safiya Umoja, author.
Title	Algorithms of oppression : how search engines reinforce racism / Safiya Umoja Noble.
OCLC	987591529
ISBN	9781479837243 (paperback ; alkaline paper)
	1479837245 (paperback ; alkaline paper)
	9781479849949 (hardcover ; alkaline paper)
	1479849944 (hardcover ; alkaline paper)
	(ebk.)
Publisher	New York : New York University Press, [2018]
	�2018.
Description	xv, 229 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
LC Subject heading/s	Google.
Other Subject heading/s	Google. (OCoLC)fst01398583
	Google.
LC Subject heading/s	Search engines -- Sociological aspects.
	Discrimination.
	Internet searching -- Social aspects.
	Computer algorithms -- Social aspects.
Medical Subject heading/s	Social Discrimination.
	Sexism.
	Racism.
	Information Services.
	Search Engine.
	Algorithms.
	Information Seeking Behavior.
Other Subject heading/s	COMPUTERS -- Web.
	SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations.
	Computers and IT.
	Discrimination. (OCoLC)fst00894985
	Algorithmus. (DE-588)4001183-5
	Diskriminierung. (DE-588)4012472-1
	Google. (DE-588)4726597-8
	Suchmaschine. (DE-588)4423007-2
	information technology.
	discrimination.
	privacy.
	Search engines -- Social aspects.
	Discrimination.
	Racism.
	Internet searching -- Social aspects.
	Computer algorithms -- Social aspects.
	Computers and IT.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-217) and index.
Contents	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.
Summary	"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.

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