“Sexual racism” is a problem in dating apps, according to a University of Michigan professor.
Professor Apryl Williams has conducted research on online dating algorithms and how they impact racial minorities.
Her work won her a “Anti-Racism Research & Community Impact Faculty Fellowship” through the Big Ten university in Ann Arbor.
Her project is titled “No More Swipe Wrongs: Teaching About Automated Sexual Racism through Online Dating Tools” and she has a book coming out on the same topic. Many dating apps require users to “swipe” left or right if they are interested or not in a potential match.