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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Facebook and US make deal to stop discriminatory housing ads

Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

Facebook will change its algorithms to prevent discriminatory housing advertising and its parent company will subject itself to court oversight to settle a lawsuit brought by the U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday.

In a release, U.S. government officials said Meta Platforms Inc., formerly known as Facebook Inc., said Tuesday it reached an agreement to settle the lawsuit filed the same day in Manhattan federal court.

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