HUD charges Facebook with facilitating housing discrimination
By 
Joe Mont2019-03-29T17:13:00
The Department of Housing and Urban Development is charging Facebook with violating the Fair Housing Act by “encouraging, enabling, and causing housing discrimination through the company’s advertising platform.”
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