Facebook charged with housing discrimination in targeted ads

Facebook charged with housing discrimination in targeted ads

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https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/mar/28/facebook-ads-housing-discrimination-charges-us-government-hud

US government says company is breaking the law by restricting who can view housing-related ads based on their “race, color, national origin, religion”

The US Department of Housing and Urban Development (Hud) has charged Facebook with violating the Fair Housing Act, alleging that the company’s targeted advertising discriminated on the basis of race and color.