Housing Groups Sue Facebook Claiming Ads Allow Bias

By Kat Greene · March 27, 2018, 10:50 PM EDT

Facebook Inc. lets advertisers exclude people from seeing listings for homes to buy and rent, violating the Fair Housing Act by permitting sellers to discriminate against protected groups based on family...

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Documents

Complaint

Case Information

Case Title

National Fair Housing Alliance et al v. Facebook, Inc.

Case Number

Court

New York Southern

Nature of Suit

Civil Rights: Accommodations

Date Filed

March 27, 2018

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