Noble, Safiya Umoja
Algorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism (Paperback)
- ISBN 13:
- 9781479837243
- author:
- Noble, Safiya Umoja
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- New York University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2018
- Pages:
- 256
- Dimensions:
- 22.86 x 15.24 x 1.78 centimetres
- Genre:
- Computers, Web, General,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Algorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism challenges our understanding of how racism is created and disseminated in the digital age. Safiya Umoja Noble examines the role of search engines like Google, revealing how negative biases against women of color are embedded in their algorithms. A disturbing portrait of Black womanhood emerges when searching for terms related to "Black girls", with explicit content and sexist discussions often surfacing. In contrast, searches for "white girls" yield vastly different results. Noble argues that the combination of private interests and monopoly status of search engines leads to biased algorithms that privilege whiteness and discriminate against people of color. This book is a crucial contribution to our understanding of how racism is perpetuated online, highlighting the need for awareness and reversal of discriminatory practices in the digital landscape.
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