A group of black lawmakers has called out Facebook for allowing
advertisers to exclude certain ethnicities in housing ads, in a practice
many have termed racial profiling.
Facebook came under scrutiny this week after a report emerged
that showed the social network offered advertisers ways of excluding
specific races by checking a category it calls "Ethnic Affinity."
Advertisers can choose to exclude African Americans, Asian Americans and
Hispanic Americans on the self-service advertising portal, as
investigated by Pro Publica.
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