Author: Katie Benner / Source: New York Times
The Department of Housing and Urban Development on Thursday sued Facebook for engaging in housing discrimination by allowing advertisers to restrict who is able to see ads on the platform based on characteristics like race, religion and national origin.
In addition to targeting Facebook’s advertising practices, the housing department also claims in its lawsuit that the company uses its data-mining practices to determine which of its users are able to view housing-related ads. On both counts, the department said, Facebook was in violation of the federal Fair Housing Act.
“Facebook is discriminating against people based upon who they are and where they live,” Ben Carson, the housing secretary, said in a…
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