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    Housing Department Slaps Facebook With Discrimination Charge

    The Department of Housing and Urban Development says Facebook allowed advertisers to use their platform to unlawfully discriminate by restricting which users can see housing ads.
    by Brakkton Booker Mar 28, 2019 1 minute

    The Department of Housing and Urban Development is suing social media giant Facebook for allegedly violating the Fair Housing Act.

    HUD says Facebook does so by "encouraging, enabling and causing housing discrimination" when it allows companies that use

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