Algorithms of Oppression: Data Discrimination

Safiya Noble, UCLA associate professor and University of Illinois alumna, traced her book Algorithms of Oppression from its origins as a UIUC dissertation, and discussed racist and sexist search results for "black girls," the advertising economics behind search ranking, and the defunding of libraries and universities alongside big tech's tax avoidance. A Q&A covered library science, Section 230, sex work and platform policy, and tax breaks. Spring 2021 series on the digital shaping and misshaping of the world, held on Zoom and streamed to Facebook. About 42 attended on Zoom.