Class Complaint Alleges Age, Sex Discrimination In Facebook Financial Ads

Mealey's (November 13, 2019, 2:15 PM EST) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A putative class action filed Oct. 31 in California federal court alleges that Facebook Inc. has facilitated and encouraged financial services providers to discriminate in violation of California’s Unruh Civil Rights Act by specifically targeting their advertisements to exclude women and older people from receiving them (Neuhtah Opiotennione v. Facebook Inc., No. 3:19-cv-07185, N.D. Calif.)....