Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Harvard Accuses Google Ads of Racism (VIDEO)
"Harvard University's Latanya Sweeney discovered an odd thing after searching for her own name via Google last year. An advertisement from an outfit called Instant Checkmate appeared, featuring her name followed by the word "Arrested?"
For a subscription fee, Instant Checkmate searches public records for criminal records. Sweeney paid the fee, but found no evidence that she herself had been arrested."*
Is Google's search algorithm racist? A Harvard professor Googled found that black-identifying names were more likely to return ads suggestive of an arrest record. Who is responsible, and what's in a name? Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian break it down.
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