Housing Department Slaps Facebook With Discrimination Charge

The Department of Housing and Urban Development is suing social media giant Facebook for allegedly violating the Fair Housing Act.

In the charging document, HUD accuses Facebook of unlawfully discriminating against people based on race, religion, familial status, disability and other characteristics that closely align with the 1968 Fair House Act's protected classes.

Using a computer to limit a person's housing choices can be just as discriminatory as slamming a door in someone's face.

Housing Department officials say they still see evidence of discrimination on Facebook's platforms and as result felt compelled to move forward with the charges. There is a period of about three weeks that either Facebook or HUD can move to have the case heard in federal court, according to HUD officials.

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