The Department of Housing and Urban Development is charging Facebook with violating fair housing laws, accusing the social-media firm of allowing advertisers to discriminate
WASHINGTON—The Department of Housing and Urban Development on Thursday said it was charging Facebook Inc. with violating fair housing laws by enabling real-estate companies to improperly limit who can view advertisements on its platform.
The charges under the Fair Housing Act, announced in a statement Thursday morning, accuse the social-media giant of unlawfully discriminating based on race, color, national origin, religion, and more, “by restricting who can view housing-related ads.”
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