Difference between revisions of "Facebook Excludes Older Workers From Job Ads"
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Revision as of 13:44, 1 September 2020
| Facebook Excludes Older Workers From Job Ads | |
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| Short Title | |
| Location | United States |
| Date | December 2017 |
| Solove Harm | Exclusion |
| Information | Identifying, Social Network, Demographic, Contact |
| Threat Actors | Facebook, Advertisers on Facebook, Amazon, Verizon, UPS |
| Individuals | |
| Affected | Older workers |
| High Risk Groups | Elderly |
| Tangible Harms | Inconvenience, Lost Opportunity |
Facebook was found to give companies an option to exclude older people from their recruitment ads targeting.
Description
Facebook's ad targeting has begun to raise concerns with recruitment ads excluding a particular set of individuals (mainly seniors). Several experts question whether the practice is in keeping with the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, which prohibits bias against people 40 or older in hiring or employment. Many jurisdictions make it a crime to “aid” or “abet” age discrimination, a provision that could apply to companies like Facebook that distribute job ads. Among the companies who are using this ad tailoring function were found: Amazon, Verizon, UPS, and Facebook itself. This is an example of Exclusion.
Laws and Regulations
Sources
https://www.propublica.org/article/facebook-ads-age-discrimination-targeting