{"id":2,"date":"2018-02-26T16:38:06","date_gmt":"2018-02-27T00:38:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/algorithmsofoppression.com\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2019-02-05T16:08:25","modified_gmt":"2019-02-06T00:08:25","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/algorithmsofoppression.com\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About the Book"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/algorithmsofoppression.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/noble_BookCover_image.jpg-202x300.jpeg\" alt=\"noble_BookCover_image.jpg\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A revealing look at how negative biases against women of color are embedded in search engine results and algorithms <\/strong> Run a Google search for \u201cblack girls\u201d\u2014what will you find? \u201cBig Booty\u201d and other sexually explicit terms are likely to come up as top search terms. But, if you type in \u201cwhite girls,\u201d the results are radically different. The suggested porn sites and un-moderated discussions about \u201cwhy black women are so sassy\u201d or \u201cwhy black women are so angry\u201d presents a disturbing portrait of black womanhood in modern society. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In <em>Algorithms of Oppression<\/em>, 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 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. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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 the way discoverability is created online. As search engines and their related companies grow in importance\u2014operating as a source for email, a major vehicle for primary and secondary school learning, and beyond\u2014understanding and reversing these disquieting trends and discriminatory practices is of utmost importance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An original, surprising and, at times, disturbing account of bias on the internet, <em>Algorithms of Oppression<\/em> contributes to our understanding of how racism is created, maintained, and disseminated in the 21st century. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Get your copy today<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>An original, surprising and, at times, disturbing account of bias on the internet, <em>Algorithms of Oppression<\/em> contributes to our understanding of how racism is created, maintained, and disseminated in the 21st century.<a href=\"https:\/\/nyupress.org\/books\/9781479837243\/\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBuy a Copy\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A revealing look at how negative biases against women of color are embedded in search engine results and algorithms Run&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/algorithmsofoppression.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/algorithmsofoppression.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/algorithmsofoppression.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/algorithmsofoppression.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/algorithmsofoppression.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/algorithmsofoppression.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":453,"href":"https:\/\/algorithmsofoppression.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions\/453"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/algorithmsofoppression.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}