Book review: Algorithms of oppression: how search engines reinforce racism by Safiya Umoja Noble

Kara, Dr Helen (2019) Book review: Algorithms of oppression: how search engines reinforce racism by Safiya Umoja Noble. Democratic Audit Blog (29 Jun 2019). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

In Algorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism, Safiya Umoja Noble draws on her research into algorithms and bias to show how online search results are far from neutral, but instead replicate and reinforce racist and sexist beliefs that reverberate in the societies in which search engines operate. This timely and important book sheds light on the ways that search engines impact on our modes of understanding, knowing and relating, writes Helen Kara.

Item Type:	Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL:	https://www.democraticaudit.com/
Additional Information:	© 2019 The Author(s)
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) > JN101 Great Britain
Date Deposited:	15 Jan 2021 18:33
Last Modified:	15 Sep 2023 10:51
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/108135

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