HUD vs. Facebook notes big AI-bias issue: Algorithms can use non-demographic info to divide people by race, sex, etc. "By grouping users with similar attributes, Facebook functions like an advertiser who excludes users based on their protected class" https://t.co/Uu8TG27kah pic.twitter.com/RjJqx5T939

— Drew Harwell (@drewharwell) March 28, 2019

Fun Fact: Ben Carson, HUD secretary, was among the first political candidates to benefit from Cambridge Analytica whose data was purloined from Facebook. The circle is complete. https://t.co/LUU2CflmMg

— David Carroll ? (@profcarroll) March 28, 2019

HUD alerted Twitter and Google last year that it is scrutinizing their practices for possible housing discrimination, a sign that more tech companies could be ensnared in a government probe of their lucrative demographic ad targeting tools https://t.co/ayNtbbyqbU pic.twitter.com/8uUd7Bd45M

— Hamza Shaban (@hshaban) March 28, 2019

There are legit reasons to restrict ads based on geography & age. Why should a senior living community have to spend/waste $$ so that 20 yr. olds can see ads for condos? Why should I have to advertise our local listings to people in faraway cities? Govt risks going too far here. https://t.co/ilVSBSOTui

— Matt McGee (@mattmcgee) March 28, 2019

Facebook literally let advertisers "exclude people based upon their neighborhood by drawing a red line around those neighborhoods on a map." https://t.co/yLE0Hhzl25

— Keith Wagstaff (@Kwagstaff) March 28, 2019

I had a conversation with Mark Zuckerberg about real estate red lining 9 years ago, as a historical example of the kind of injustice Facebook data could be used to expose today if outside parties were given access. https://t.co/JUpPp7NsQR

— Marshall Kirkpatrick (@marshallk) March 28, 2019

According to HUD's complaint, Facebook built a literal redlining tool. https://t.co/9eHEyFMqGJ pic.twitter.com/zHPJPozPMx

— Russell Brandom (@russellbrandom) March 28, 2019

A lawyer for the civil rights groups who settled with HUD last week on this issue said the HUD charges are significant because it “has investigatory powers that a private litigant does not" to look into Facebook's ad targeting options.https://t.co/2zA4B0my3A

— Nidhi Prakash (@nidhiprakash) March 28, 2019

The Trump Administration Is Charging Facebook With Housing Discrimination https://t.co/M0FajufWHq

— Jeffrey Levin (@jilevin) March 28, 2019

HUD is suing Facebook, who then attempts a spectacular reverse dunk on the federal agency for not having proper data safeguards. 10/10https://t.co/iw7vUmJSqM pic.twitter.com/B8oNVztmQJ

— Ryan Mac (@RMac18) March 28, 2019

The Trump Administration Is Charging Facebook With Housing Discrimination https://t.co/nF7moABk0Q via @nidhiprakash

— Kate Nocera (@KateNocera) March 28, 2019

Facebook allows housing advertisers to exclude users based on hundreds of thousands of data points, from "moms of grade school kids” to "hijab fashion" to "service animals"—there's even a mapping tool for redlining neighborhoods. https://t.co/3HyBIC30qr

— .@kristoncapps (@kristoncapps) March 28, 2019

U.S. charges Facebook with racial discrimination in targeted housing ads https://t.co/07tlXJazBy pic.twitter.com/SWdCBG5fYS

— Reuters World (@ReutersWorld) March 28, 2019

US govt housing agency says Facebook “restricted who could see housing-related ads based on national origin, religion, familial status, sex and disability” #AI #bias #discrimination #ethics via @ACMSIGCAS https://t.co/Sl6F27TBrd

— Cherri Pancake (@ACM_president) March 28, 2019

Facebook charged with racial discrimination in targeted housing ads https://t.co/bZuM9rrWpY pic.twitter.com/RqKF2Zyikr

— Reuters World (@ReutersWorld) March 28, 2019

It’s official. “Facebook charged with racial discrimination in targeted housing ads” https://t.co/pepCnjpbGa

— Project Include (@projectinclude) March 28, 2019

NEW: In addition 2 Facebook, HUD is scrutinizing Twitter & Google 4 possible housing discrimination, a sign that more tech companies could b ensnared in govt probe of their lucrative demographic ad targeting tools, according to 3 people w/direct knowledge.https://t.co/8WzzXqmju1

— Tracy Jan (@TracyJan) March 28, 2019

HUD is reviewing Twitter’s and Google’s ad practices as part of housing discrimination probe https://t.co/ayNtbbyqbU via @TracyJan

— Hamza Shaban (@hshaban) March 28, 2019

Lenders aren't allowed to discriminate based on race, but in the online world, there were loopholes. How, Housing and Urban Development is suing to close them. interesting developments that could affect Big Tech https://t.co/YjcsC89Yez

— Reed Albergotti (@ReedAlbergotti) March 28, 2019

Facebook is digitally redlining.

It has “a mapping tool that allows advertisers to block people from seeing the ad by drawing a red line around those areas.”

You know it’s bad when even Ben Carson’s HUD decides to prosecute under the Fair Housing Act.https://t.co/kzucOYSp5g pic.twitter.com/oWmnn06keS

— Nate Hood (@natehoodstp) March 29, 2019

U.S. charges Facebook with racial discrimination in targeted housing ads https://t.co/qlEZ1dodGy pic.twitter.com/UivNjMHDyL

— Reuters World (@ReutersWorld) March 29, 2019

The US government says Facebook’s ad business creates housing discrimination https://t.co/9Mb4V8p0MR pic.twitter.com/BT5omkrmnv

— Recode (@Recode) March 28, 2019

The US government says Facebook’s ad business creates housing discrimination: https://t.co/C2D8GMvQNc

— Recode (@Recode) March 29, 2019

Ben Carson Goes Out with a Bang, Sues Facebook for Discrimination https://t.co/imMNi7mqbL | Kinda amusing to see large, naive corporates discovering consumer protection laws a decade after 2008 market bust.... $WFC $FB $GOOG

— Christopher Whalen (@rcwhalen) March 29, 2019