We read:
"Internet users who search online using keywords related to religion, gender or nationality may be in for a nasty surprise.
Racist and sexist stereotypes are spreading on the web via Google's "autocomplete" function, despite steps the search engine has taken to limit inappropriate content.
The feature, which is designed to streamline internet research, suggests a drop-down list of search phrases based on other users' online activity. Other online platforms and programs use similar technology.
Terminology that refers to a person's faith, ethnic group or sexuality sometimes leads to potentially offensive suggestions in Google's search bar.
An anti-racism campaigner, Alex Gollan, said that while the technology was a legitimate research tool it might also perpetuate prejudice by encouraging users to look up inflammatory material.
"A lot of people sit around on Google when they're bored and [click on] whatever stands out as being the most antagonistic," said Mr Gollan, who created the Facebook group Australians Against Racism and Discrimination.
Kevin Dunn, a professor and lead researcher on the 14-year Challenging Racism project at the University of Western Sydney, said the technology could also legitimise narrow views held by a minority.
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5 comments:
BFD
I use Bing.
In Australia calling someone racist is used to is used to divert discussion away from the reality on the ground. Most of the time it should be classed as stereotyping other cultures. Unfortunately the two most criticised cultures, Aboriginal and Islamic, do little to dispell the stereotypical images for which they are derided.
Looks like this professor is just looking for scapegoats because addressing the real issue means confronting the accusers.
Stereotypes exist for a reason - tho' they can become outdated or over-extended.
It would appear that those who whine the loudest about "racism" have decided that the cure to it is to destroy the various races and their specific cultures and identities via the mechanism of "Multiculturalism"...
The calamitous state of the UK and its indigenous population provides the finest ironic example today.
The British 'defeated' the German "Nazis" and yet some how seem to have secured their own demise as distinct and different people.
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