SociologyComputer Science

Kinga Polynczuk-Alenius

2019.3.22Information Communication & Society

DOI: 10.1080/1369118x.2019.1593485

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The search engine allows us to classify, retrieve, rank and order the information the authors request, and it is easy to see how this information can be used to improve their quality of life.

Abstract

What can possibly be more mundane than a Google search? We use the search engine countless times day in day out, allowing it to classify, retrieve, rank and order the information we request. Trusti...

Citation format

POLYNCZUK-ALENIUS, Kinga. Algorithms of oppression: How search engines reinforce racism. Information Communication & Society, 2019, 22: 2030–2032.