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> I think the problem is with the employer, not the platform No, the platform gives the tools to specifically filter by sex. Facebook is enabling sexual discri
by aikah 8y ago
> I think the problem is with the employer, not the platform
No, the platform gives the tools to specifically filter by sex. Facebook is enabling sexual discrimination.
> every local custom
euphemism
You mean the law, the very thing that will get your in legal troubles if you break it. I'm pretty sure it's illegal to discriminate by sex when it comes to employment in US, and Facebook is an american company.
- zeroname 8y ago> No, the platform gives the tools to specifically filter by sex. Facebook is enabling sexual discrimination. Like any ad seller, Facebook offers displaying ads based on demographics. This is a basic requirement for many advertisers, because a lot of products happen to be bought exclusively by one gender. You have a right to buy tampons, you don't have a right to be displayed advertisements for tampons. Even if there were legal problems with those particular Uber ads, it's Uber's responsibility to follow the law, it's not Facebooks responsibility to screen every ad for possible infringements.
- Endy 8y agoI disagree. If they know they are hosting employment ads, they need to be required to perform to legal standards. That means that, minimum, an employment ad should be seen differently than a regular ad by the algorithm and by the backend - no demographic weighting can be allowed within the protected classes; unless the employer applies for a BFOQ, makes it clear what that BFOQ is, and has it authorized by either an EEOC rep or an employment law professional within the ad platform (in this case Facebook). Otherwise they're clearly in violation of the law and knowingly so.
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