US regulators target Facebook on discriminatory housing ads

US regulators target Facebook on discriminatory housing ads

6 years ago
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https://apnews.com/f02eb72214ac43638ba1a5ab6daea4e8

NEW YORK (AP) — Federal regulators have served Facebook with a complaint alleging the company's advertising tools allow landlords and real estate brokers to engage in housing discrimination.

Justice Department lawyers disclosed the complaint by the Department of Housing and Urban Development on Friday in a court filing made in a lawsuit brought against Facebook by advocacy groups last spring.