The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development on Thursday said it's charging Facebook with violating the Fair Housing Act by 'encouraging,...
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development on Thursday said it's charging Facebook FB, -1.08% with violating the Fair Housing Act by "encouraging, enabling and causing" discrimination by restricting who can view housing-related ads on the social-media platform. "Using a computer to limit a person's housing choices can be just as discriminatory as slamming a door in someone's face," HUD Secretary Ben Carson said in a statement.
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HUD charges Facebook with housing discrimination over its targeted advertising platformThe U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development said Thursday it is alleging that Facebook’s targeted advertising platform violates the Fair Housing Act by “encouraging, enabling, and causing” unlawful discrimination by restricting who can view housing ads. This is a developing story. It will be updated.
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EU lawmakers back copyright reforms targeting Google, FacebookEU lawmakers have endorsed an overhaul of the bloc's two-decade old copyrig...
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E.U. lawmakers back copyright reforms targeting Google, FacebookEU lawmakers have endorsed an overhaul of the bloc's 2-decade old copyright rules, which will force Google and Facebook to pay publishers for use of news snippets and make them filter out protected content.
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HUD inspector general’s office says it’ll look into whether White House interfered with Puerto Rico disaster aidThe comments come amid reports of President Trump's desire to limit further aid to the island.
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