WASHINGTON (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 18th August, 2018) The Trump administration in a complaint accused Facebook of enabling online advertisers to engage in real estate discrimination, the US Housing and Urban Development (HUD) agency said in a press release.
"[HUD] announced today a formal complaint against Facebook for violating the Fair Housing Act by allowing landlords and home sellers to use its advertising platform to engage in housing discrimination," the release said on Friday.
The US Attorney for the Southern District of New York joined HUD in filing a statement of interest at a US District Court earlier in the day on behalf of a number of private litigants challenging Facebook's advertising platform, the release said.
HUD accuses Facebook of enabling advertisers to control which users receive housing-related ads based on their race, color, religion, sex, familial status, national origin, disability, or zip code.
The Fair Housing Act prohibits discrimination in housing transactions including print and online advertisement, according to the release.
