View Post Ad Biz Facebook to Remove ‘Ethnic Affinity’ Targeting From Certain Ad Categories By Erik Oster on Nov. 11, 2016 - 11:57 AM The decision follows a ProPublica report last month and a civil rights lawsuit filed in the Northern District of California.
View Post Ad Biz Facebook Faces Civil Rights Lawsuit Over Ad-Targeting Based on ‘Ethnic Affinities’ By Erik Oster on Nov. 7, 2016 - 11:41 AM The new suit alleges the social network's ad-targeting practices violate The Fair Housing Act of 1968 and The Civil Rights Act of 1964.
View Post What The?? Facebook Explains Why It Allows Advertisers to Exclude Viewers Based on ‘Ethnic Affinities’ By Erik Oster on Oct. 28, 2016 - 10:57 AM Facebook added the "ethnic affinity" categories within the past two years as part of a "multicultural advertising" initiative.
