JUST IN: The Department of Housing and Urban Development is charging Facebook with violating the Fair Housing Act
New York The Department of Housing and Urban Development is charging Facebook with violating the Fair Housing Act.
HUD on Thursday said the social media giant is violating the federal act by"encouraging, enabling, and causing" housing discrimination through its advertising platform."Facebook is discriminating against people based upon who they are and where they live," HUD Secretary Ben Carson said in a statement."Using a computer to limit a person's housing choices can be just as discriminatory as slamming a door in someone's face.
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