Suit alleges ‘egregious, shocking’ discrimination and says Facebook still allows housing advertisers to exclude certain kinds of peopleFacebook is still allowing illegal discrimination in housing advertisements, a group of fair housing organizations has alleged in a federal lawsuit. Facebook updated its advertising policies in February 2017 to disallow illegal discrimination in housing, employment and credit advertising. In November 2017, ProPublica reported that Facebook was still approving housing ads that discriminated against African Americans, Jewish people, Spanish speakers, and other protected groups. A joint investigation by ProPublica and the New York Times also found that Facebook ads were being used to exclude older workers from seeing job listings. “There is absolutely no place for discrimination on Facebook,” a Facebook spokesperson said in a statement.

Source: The Guardian March 28, 2018 11:26 UTC