Algorithms of oppression : how search engines reinforce racism /
"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...
Clasificación: | ZA4230 N6.35 |
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Formato: | Libro |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
New York University Press,
2018.
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Sumario: | "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 near-monopoly status of a relatively small number of Internet search engines, leads to a biased set of search algorithms that discriminate against people of color, especially women of color. |
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Descripción Física: | xv, 229 páginas : ilustraciones ; 23 cm. |
Bibliografía: | Incluye referencias bibliográficas: (páginas 201-217) e índice. |
ISBN: | 9781479837243 |