Article 1GKPE 'Three black teenagers': anger as Google image search shows police mugshots

'Three black teenagers': anger as Google image search shows police mugshots

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Elle Hunt
from Technology | The Guardian on (#1GKPE)

Stark contrast in outcome for search term 'three white teenagers', which produces wholesome group pictures

A simple Google image search highlighted on Twitter has been said to highlight the pervasiveness of racial bias and media profiling.

"Three black teenagers" was a trending search on Google on Thursday after a US high school student pointed out the stark difference in results for "three black teenagers" and "three white teenagers".

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