Facebook Will Change Its Advertising Systems to Prevent Discriminatory Ads

by Eli SandersThe move comes after journalists and civil rights organizations exposed sales of discriminatory housing and employment ads. Sean Gallup / Getty Images
As part of a legal settlement with civil rights groups, Facebook announced today that it is revamping the way it sells advertising in order to prevent discrimination in digital ads for housing, credit, and employment.Two years ago, ProPublica demonstrated how easy it was to buy Facebook ads discriminating against African-Americans an