REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer/File PhotoThree workers and a large union sued T-Mobile, Amazon, Facebook, and other corporations on Wednesday, accusing them of using Facebook’s ad targeting tools to exclude older Americans from job opportunities. In the age discrimination suit, the plaintiffs cited a T-Mobile job ad, which was targeted to Facebook users ages 18-38. Facebook, which is also named as a defendant, targeted job ads to people ages 21-55, according to a screenshot in the legal filing. Ageism and bias against older job candidates is a longstanding issue, particularly in Silicon Valley. Goldman's post was in response to a story, published late Wednesday by ProPublica and the New York Times, which showed how companies use Facebook to exclude older job candidates.

Source: Washington Post December 21, 2017 01:30 UTC