Many Job Ads on Facebook Illegally Exclude Women, ACLU Says (nbcnews.com)

Facebook's advertising platform is being used by prospective employers to discriminate against women, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday. From a report: The American Civil Liberties Union, joined by a labor union and a law firm that specializes in representing employees, has filed a written charge against Facebook with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the federal agency that enforces anti-discrimination laws in the workplace. The charge asks for an investigation of the social media company and an injunction against what it calls discriminatory practices at a company with a sizable influence over the U.S. labor market. It also claims Facebook's system violates anti-discrimination provisions of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. The social network has faced sustained criticism for years that it fails to stop discriminatory ads of various kinds, from housing ads that exclude certain races to job ads targeted only at younger workers. In August, Facebook said it would remove 5,000 targeted advertising options from its platform in an effort to prevent discrimination.

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Re:Everything is "discriminatory"

[pjw2072]

That's true, but the EEOC's definition of discrimination pertains to certain protected classes. Is that just? I think this is where the discussion should begin.

#metoo Blowback.

[Zorro]

Guys never accuse their boss of looking at them wrong for profit and career advancement.

Re:#metoo Blowback.

[AmiMoJo]

This claim that mere accusations of being looked at "wrong" are enough for sexual harassment complaints is bogus. There needs to be a documented pattern of behaviour or a single well documented overt incident like groping in public.

Complaining about looks with no evidence will just get you on HR's shit list and passed over for promotion.