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How far are you willing to stretch this? What about skin color? Nationality? Religion?
by wiseowise 1y ago
How far are you willing to stretch this? What about skin color? Nationality? Religion?
- mustyoshi 1y agoNot the guy you're responding to but I'm not going to willingly pay money for pork rind ads to be shown to Muslims. In fact I'd go so far as to suggest that should be illegal as a hate crime.
- JuniperMesos 1y agoUnder that legal regime I could imagine Meta being simultaneously sued by one group of people for not discriminating enough on one demographic category, and by another group of people for discriminating too much along a different category. And this ultimately why I would like to see these kinds of laws repealed completely.
- em-bee 1y agoonly if the ads are targeted specifically at muslims. otherwise such ads would be offensive even if posted on streets in cities where muslims live.
- nkmnz 1y agoSo if I advertise my golfing equipment only in golf clubs, and golf clubs happen to be predominantly visited by old white men, am I discriminating against the young, against women, and against people of color?
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- handoflixue 1y agoThere's a big difference between first-order and second-order effects. If you explicitly check the box that says "show this job only to old white men" then we can prove your intent was to discriminate. If you advertise at a golf club, we have no such proof. Also, unless the golf club is discriminating, female golfers are just as able to see the ad -vs- male golfers.
- nkmnz 1y agoMeta does not provide such a checkbox for explicit gender selection in Europe for job adds - it’s forbidden by law. But you can select interest, such as golfing. If more men happen to be interested in golf, more men will see your add.