Safiya Umoja Noble PhDVerified account

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New book, Algorithms of Oppression also avail on Audible & Kindle. Researcher, professor, expert on racism, sexism, & tech.

Los Angeles, California
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    2 Feb 2018

    Shameless plug: If everyone bought one right now for themselves, and one for a friend, this book could have a chance at improving the internet for women and people marginalized by tech...

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  2. Jul 31

    Gratitude for courageous people like 👇🏾We must continue to take on these lawless companies. Let’s support the work of on the Silenced No More Act, so whistleblowers can better protect the public interest. I marvel at we who take on Big Tech. ♥️

    1/ As one of the subjects in this book, I want to offer a few thoughts on the content, Facebook's response, my own personal story (yes, that part is somewhat self-indulgent), and the authors and . A thread:
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  3. Jul 29

    👇🏾spoiler alert: not enough

    How Many Black Women Have Tenure on Your Campus? Search Here
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    Jul 27

    My buddy has been trapped in what can generously be described as hell for months since a medical procedure nearly killed her. She’s a brilliant 35yo PhD who’s now trapped on her back, in extreme pain & an adult diaper, bc of some fucknut MD.

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    Jul 23

    1000's of Japanese Americans won redress from the U.S gov't for wrongful incarceration during WWII. Now their descendants want the gov't to do the same for Black Americans.

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    Jul 23

    LAPD has been at the vanguard of spying, infiltration, and surveillance, primarily to target Black and brown communities and to crush dissent. Read our timeline of LAPD spying and surveillance over the years:

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    Jul 23

    These practices continue today, with federal and local police using spying and infiltration to destroy lives, smear individuals, and severely curtail liberties. Read our 200 year timeline of the history of US domestic spying:

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    Jul 23

    The history of US government domestic spying is long. Over the years, the state has launched covert surveillance programs to (in the FBI's words) "expose, disrupt, misdirect, discredit, or otherwise neutralize" movements for justice and freedom.

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  9. Jul 23

    But all we wanted was a good income, health care, affordable housing, free college, voting rights, robust infrastructure, environmental justice, and a world without oppression. Instead Big Tech wants to spend trillions on its nonsense fantasies.

    Sigh.
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    Jul 22

    Facebook content moderators are calling on the company to put an end to overly restrictive NDAs, saying the current agreements they're forced to sign perpetuate a culture of secrecy and fear:

    Facebook content moderators call for company to put an end to overly restrictive NDAs
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    Jul 22

    Our series is taking a summer break. We will be back with a new episode featuring the Austrian filmmaker Feo Aladag on August 12! Have you seen the first 10 episodes with guests such as , & ?➡️

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    Jul 21

    The FTC has voted unanimously to endorse the principle known as “right-to-repair,” approving a policy statement committing the agency to investigating anti-competitive repair restrictions under both the nation’s antitrust laws and a key law governing consumer product warranties.

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    Jul 20

    The one and only ‘s work, on race and the internet, featured in a Chilean newspaper 🙌🏼✊🏽

    Dos mujeres que se están preguntando qué tan machista es Google
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  14. Jul 19

    ICYMI-Read this! Huge data leak shatters the lie that the innocent need not fear surveillance | Surveillance | The Guardian

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    Jul 18

    Much thanks to scholars who question the neutrality of tech for a living, like and . The bathroom sensor light failing has deeper implications when the same technology is applied to critically important medical devices.

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    Jul 18
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    TY for any guidance. National AI strategy is different frm “guideline” on how X jurisdiction PROCURES AI. I’m gathering samples bc am Chair of new future standard on AI Procurement. See PCP procurement process incl 🇪🇪 deep details wld be helpful🙏

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    Jul 17

    Just your regular reminder that predictive analytics in the child welfare system is absolutely bonkers

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    Jul 17

    Relatively neglected, so far, pressing issue of : See excellent article: good overview with focus on treatment of Google's ethical AI expert, Timnit Gebru - via -

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  19. Jul 15

    Hi.

    People like to say that Black women don’t ask for help and blame us for running ourselves ragged trying to do everything. But the truth is that when we do ask for help we’re often ignored. 🤷🏾‍♀️
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  20. Jul 12

    Loved this important new work by on Search Atlas and its challenge to Google via feat the brilliant and Rodrigo Ochigame

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  21. Jul 12

    So honored that my work could contribute in any way to this brilliant, beautiful story by “For Trans People, Transitioning Has No Before or After” |

    getting to incorporate the gem that is 's work is my highlight of this piece for (spearheaded by troopers 🌞 & 🪐)
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