--- description: Dr. Safiya U. Noble is the author of Algorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism and is an assistant professor of communication at the University of Southern California, Annenberg School of Communication & Journalism. She is a partner in Stratelligence and co-founder of the Information Ethics & Equity Institute. title: TIME | Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Safiya Noble ## Safiya Noble Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close _Dr. Safiya U. Noble is the author of_ [Algorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism](https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/ekJJCL9G9WFoAr3EcBB9C6a?domain=nyupress.org) _and is an assistant professor of communication at the University of Southern California, Annenberg School of Communication & Journalism. She is a partner in_ [Stratelligence](https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/PWbRCM8X8WFog1JEcwkDanC?domain=stratelligence.net) _and co-founder of the_ [Information Ethics & Equity Institute](https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/sAM2CNkGkWTnA86vfmjSQon?domain=ethicsequity.org)_._ ## Safiya Noble Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close *  Mar 26, 2018 ### [Google Has a Striking History of Bias Against Black Girls](https://time.com/5209144/google-search-engine-algorithm-bias-racism/) From linking girls with porn to characterizing hairstyles as 'unprofessional' [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Mar 9, 2018 ### [How Search Engines Amplify Hate — in Parkland and Beyond](https://time.com/5193937/nikolas-cruz-dylann-roof-online-white-supremacy/) 'It’s time we think about making our online platforms more transparent' [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) Meta: null ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Organization","@id":"https://time.com/","name":"TIME","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/","name":"Home"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/author/safiya-noble/","name":"Safiya Noble"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Person","@id":"https://time.com/author/safiya-noble/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/author/safiya-noble/"},"name":"Safiya Noble","jobTitle":null,"description":"Dr. Safiya U. Noble is the author of Algorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism and is an assistant professor of communication at the University of Southern California, Annenberg School of Communication & Journalism. She is a partner in Stratelligence and co-founder of the Information Ethics & Equity Institute.","url":"https://time.com/author/safiya-noble/","worksFor":{"@type":"Organization","name":"TIME","url":"https://time.com/"}}] ```