HUD Charges Facebook With Fair Housing Violations Via Targeted Advertisements

Mealey's (April 1, 2019, 2:01 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a March 28 filing in its Office of Administrative Law Judges, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development charges Facebook Inc. with discrimination in violation of the Fair Housing Act (FHA) by allowing advertisers that are selling or renting homes to target who does or does not see their advertisements based on protected categories, such as race, gender and disability (The Secretary, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development v. Facebook Inc., No. 01-18-0323-8, HUD)....