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  • NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 19: The Google offices in NYC are closed during the COVID-19 pandemic on May 19, 2020 in New York City. COVID-19 has spread to most countries around the world, claiming over 323,000 lives with infections of over 4.9 million people. (Photo by Ben Gabbe/Getty Images)

    Google will restrict advertisers targeting ads for jobs, housing and credit

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    Daniel Cooper
    Daniel Cooper
    06.12.2020

    Google has worked with the Department of Housing and Urban Development to avoid enabling Fair Housing Act violations.

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    US government charges Facebook with housing discrimination

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    Kris Holt
    Kris Holt
    03.28.2019

    The Department of Housing and Urban Development has charged Facebook with violating the Fair Housing Act. It says the company encouraged, enabled and caused housing discrimination through ad targeting. The charge follows a complaint the department filed against Facebook in August.

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    Trump taps anti-vaxxer to lead vaccine safety committee (updated)

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    Andrew Tarantola
    Andrew Tarantola
    01.10.2017

    It's become a common occurrence in the Trump transition team. The incoming administration has nominated a candidate so uniquely unqualified for their intended position that the nod can only be interpreted as a troll against the American people. We've already seen it in Ben Carson's selection as head of Housing and Urban Development, Betsy DeVos as Secretary of Education, Rex Tillerson's role as Secretary of State and Rick Perry's heading of the Energy Department. Now, Trump wants vaccine denier Robert Kennedy Jr. to chair a presidential commission on vaccine safety.