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Facebook Delivers Ads Based On Race And Gender Stereotypes, Researchers Say

Facebook Delivers Ads Based On Race And Gender Stereotypes, Researchers Say by Wendy Davis , Staff Writer @wendyndavis, April 4, 2019 Last week, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development charged Facebook with violating civil rights laws that prohibit discriminatory housing ads. The government’s complaint included the allegation, which is familiar by now, that Facebook’s … Continue reading Facebook Delivers Ads Based On Race And Gender Stereotypes, Researchers Say

Facebook removes age, gender and ZIP code targeting for housing, employment, credit ads

Facebook said it is also creating a tool for users to search and view all current housing ads, regardless of how they were targeted. Amy Gesenhues on March 19, 2019   Facebook advertisers promoting housing, employment or credit offers will no longer be able to target ads by age, gender or ZIP code. The new … Continue reading Facebook removes age, gender and ZIP code targeting for housing, employment, credit ads

Male vs. Female: In Email Marketing, Does Gender Matter?

James Glover — February 22, 2018 Follow @coherentpath — February 22, 2018 The gender in marketing debate has been percolating for a while. You might, for instance, recall the news – and ensuing debate – that Target decided to remove references to “boys” and “girls” in its toy department. Since then, more retailers have followed … Continue reading Male vs. Female: In Email Marketing, Does Gender Matter?

Facebook now lets broadcasters restrict their Live audiences by age, location, gender

Facebook has quietly added an option for some broadcasters to restrict who can tune into a Live broadcast and another for never-ending live streams. Tim Peterson on July 15, 2016 at 3:07 pm By default, if you’re broadcasting using Facebook Live, you’re doing so publicly for anyone to see. At least until now. On Thursday, … Continue reading Facebook now lets broadcasters restrict their Live audiences by age, location, gender