Algorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce RacismA revealing look at how negative biases against women of color are embedded in search engine results and algorithms |
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User Review - richardderus - LibraryThingRating: 4.5* of five The Publisher Says: 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 ... Read full review
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User Review - dono421846 - LibraryThingAlthough a solid summary of the larger problem of subtle bias in search engine results, this book promised much more in the way of explaining the source of that bias. Although the author recognizes ... Read full review
Contents
The Power of Algorithms | 1 |
A Society Searching 15 | 52 |
Searching for Black Girls 64 | 100 |
Searching for People and Communities | 110 |
Searching for Protections from Search Engines | 119 |
The Future of Knowledge in the Public | 134 |
The Future of Information Culture | 153 |
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Algorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism Safiya Umoja Noble Limited preview - 2018 |
Algorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism Safiya Umoja Noble Limited preview - 2018 |
Algorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism Safiya Umoja Noble No preview available - 2018 |