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Anti‐Black Racism, Anti‐Immigrant Sentiment, and Misinformation: A Recipe for Profound Societal Harm.

Authors :
Ndumu, Ana
Orie Chuku, Nenna
Source :
Proceedings of the Association for Information Science & Technology. Oct2023, Vol. 60 Issue 1, p677-680. 4p.
Publication Year :
2023

Abstract

Mass media and big data constitute powerful information tools that fuel extremist, populist messaging. Demagogues turn to information tools to convey polarizing views, and governments increasingly rely on data and artificial intelligence to manage immigration. The speakers will describe how three global, deep‐seated, and historic societal ills—anti‐Black racism, anti‐immigrant sentiment, and misinformation—converge to typecast, vilify, and pathologize Black diasporic immigrants. The speakers will also share examples of anti‐Black, anti‐immigrant, and misinformed policymaking, rhetoric, and cultural norms within the United Kingdom and United States. Particular attention is granted to problematic assumptions within large‐scale population datasets that narrate migration tropes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
23739231
Volume :
60
Issue :
1
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Proceedings of the Association for Information Science & Technology
Publication Type :
Conference
Accession number :
173114998
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1002/pra2.838