Civil rights group sues Meta over racially discriminatory college marketing ad claims

Civil Rights Groups Sue Facebook and Instagram For Targeting Predatory College Ads at Black Users

Facebook’s ad library displays current ads, these from for-profit American Intercontinental University   A nonprofit advocacy group sued Meta this week, contending that the tech giant’s Facebook and Instagram platforms facilitate the targeting of ads for for-profit colleges to Black users, while disproportionately steering ads for public and non-profit colleges to white users. The lawsuit, filed in the District of Columbia Superior Court on beha…

Civil rights group sues Meta over racially discriminatory college marketing ad claims

The organization Equal Rights Center (ERC) filed a lawsuit against Meta on Tuesday alleging that it unlawfully discriminated against Black Facebook and Instagram users by disproportionately advertising for-profit colleges and universities to Black users, while marketing public colleges and universities to white users. ERC argued in its complaint that Meta’s discriminatory marketing practices were unlawful because they violated both the District …

Meta Accused Of Digital Redlining By Targeting Black Users With More For-Profit College Ads Than Their White Counterparts

Meta is being sued for allegedly directly contributing to education inequities in Black communities. A lawsuit filed by the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, the Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs, and Emery Celli Brinckerhoff Abady Ward & Maazel LLP on behalf of the Equal Rights Center (ERC) cites that Meta’s algorithm has shown bias by directing ads for for-profit colleges and universities to Black co…