Volltext herunterladen
(607.4 KB)
Zitationshinweis
Bitte beziehen Sie sich beim Zitieren dieses Dokumentes immer auf folgenden Persistent Identifier (PID):
https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-81470-2
Export für Ihre Literaturverwaltung
Hey, Google, is it what the Holocaust looked like? Auditing algorithmic curation of visual historical content on Web search engines
[Zeitschriftenartikel]
Abstract By filtering and ranking information, search engines shape how individuals perceive both the present and past events. However, these information curation mechanisms are prone to malperformance that can misinform their users. In this article, we examine how search malperformance can influence represe... mehr
By filtering and ranking information, search engines shape how individuals perceive both the present and past events. However, these information curation mechanisms are prone to malperformance that can misinform their users. In this article, we examine how search malperformance can influence representation of traumatic past by investigating image search outputs of six search engines in relation to the Holocaust in English and Russian. Our findings indicate that besides two common themes - commemoration and liberation of camps - there is substantial variation in visual representation of the Holocaust between search engines and languages. We also observe several instances of search malperformance, including content propagating antisemitism and Holocaust denial, misattributed images, and disproportionate visibility of specific Holocaust aspects that might result in its distorted perception by the public.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
Suchmaschine; Algorithmus; Judenverfolgung; Drittes Reich; Völkermord; Bild; Repräsentation; Revisionismus; Antisemitismus
Klassifikation
interaktive, elektronische Medien
Informationswissenschaft
allgemeine Geschichte
Freie Schlagwörter
algorithmic curation; Holocaust; image search; malperformance; bias; visual representation; history; mass atrocities; trivialization
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2021
Zeitschriftentitel
First Monday, 26 (2021) 10
DOI
https://doi.org/10.5210/fm.v26i10.11562
ISSN
1396-0466
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)