Facebook Accused by HUD of Housing Bias Over Targeted Ads

Facebook Accused by HUD of Housing Bias Over Targeted Ads
The logo for Facebook appears on screens at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York's Times Square on March 29, 2018. AP Photo/Richard Drew, File
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The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development said it’s charging Facebook Inc. with allegedly violating the Fair Housing Act by restricting who can view housing-related ads.

Facebook enables and encourages discrimination based on things like race and religion, as well as sex, by restricting who can see housing-related ads on its platforms and across the internet, HUD said March 28 in a statement.