{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"thesmartcityjournal.com","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.thesmartcityjournal.com\/en","title":"How dating sites automate racism - thesmartcityjournal.com","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"cbxQcR7LG4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesmartcityjournal.com\/en\/articles\/how-dating-sites-automate-racism\">How dating sites automate racism<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesmartcityjournal.com\/en\/articles\/how-dating-sites-automate-racism\/embed#?secret=cbxQcR7LG4\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;How dating sites automate racism&#8221; &#8212; thesmartcityjournal.com\" data-secret=\"cbxQcR7LG4\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.thesmartcityjournal.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.thesmartcityjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Apryl_Williams.jpg","thumbnail_width":1280,"thumbnail_height":800,"description":"Apryl Williams opened a Tinder account in 2013 and began wondering about the algorithms used by dating apps, how they selected potential matches, and what role race may play in the system. Now, after nearly 10 years of research, the Black sociologist who studies race, gender, and popular culture has written a book about her findings, \u201cNot My Type: Automating Sexual Racism in Online Dating,\u201d a blend of technical analysis, user interviews, and a historical look at racism and romance in America."}