ProPublica: Facebook advertisers can still discriminate by race

A year ago, ProPublica discovered that Facebook let advertisers select who would see ads based on ethnic affinity. Because the social network doesnt ask users to disclose their racial identity, Facebook collects data and assigns each a preference for content that aligns with those the network believes coincide with an ethnic group. Advertisers then had the choice to target — or avoid — users based on their ethnic identity, which would violate the Fair Housing Act. Shortly there…Read more