Technology,
Government
Jun. 23, 2022
Meta agrees to government oversight of ad technology
“This settlement is historic, marking the first time that Meta has agreed to terminate one of its algorithmic targeting tools and modify its delivery algorithms for housing ads in response to a civil rights lawsuit,” Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division said in a statement.
Meta, the parent company of social media giant Facebook, agreed Tuesday to scrap advertising algorithms that allegedly discriminated against people of color who were possibly interested in purchasing homes.
A federal judge will also monitor Meta's efforts to implement a new real estate advertising system, according to documents filed in the Southern District of New York . This marks the first time the company will subject at least a part o...
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