Alleged Gender Discrimination in Facebook Job Ads Algorithm
June 12, 2023
Facebook's ad delivery algorithm allegedly disproportionately showed job advertisements to one gender. Despite claims of non-discrimination, the algorithm's actions seem to perpetuate societal biases, which in turn could potentially limit opportunities for certain groups and hinder gender equity in the workplace.
- Alleged deployer
- meta
- Alleged developer
- meta
- Alleged harmed parties
- women, underrepresented-genders, general-public, advertisers
Source
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