Format:
xv, 229 Seiten
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Illustrationen
ISBN:
9781479849949
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9781479837243
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978-1-4798-6676-2
Content:
In Algorithms of Oppression, Safiya Umoja Noble challenges <em class="albert-highlight">the</em> 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 <em class="albert-highlight">the</em> combination of private interests in promoting certain sites, along with <em class="albert-highlight">the</em> 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 <em class="albert-highlight">the</em> 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. An original, surprising and, at <em class="albert-highlight">times</em>, disturbing account of bias on <em class="albert-highlight">the</em> internet, Algorithms of Oppression contributes to our understanding of how racism is created, maintained, and disseminated in <em class="albert-highlight">the</em> 21st century. Quelle/Source: Klappentext
Note:
Dissertation California State University
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als
Language:
English
Subjects:
Computer Science
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Ethnology
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General works
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Sociology
Keywords:
Internet
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Suchmaschine
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Rassismus
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Hochschulschrift
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