Meta/Facebook
Algorithmic bias in platforms operated by Google, Meta, Amazon, and others has been documented to systematically discriminate by race, gender, and socioeconomic status in hiring tools, ad targeting, credit decisions, and content moderation. When researchers at NYU's Ad Observatory studied Facebook's ad targeting in 2021, the company banned their accounts and cut API access, citing privacy violations.
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Meta/Facebook is documented in the evidence record of this published dossier.
Co-documented with Meta/Facebook in 1 published dossier, including “Big Tech Algorithmic Bias”.
Co-documented with Meta/Facebook in 1 published dossier, including “Big Tech Algorithmic Bias”.