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Suzan Ryan

November 9, 2016 8:34

BBC: Facebook sued over ‘discriminatory’ house and job adverts

Facebook is facing legal action over alleged bias in its housing and employment ads. The claim, brought by a group of Facebook users, alleges the platform’s “ethnic affinity” option is racially biased. The option is there to enable marketers to exclude certain demographics and target others.

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