Facebook has quietly removed "multicultural affinity" ad targeting option that allowed targeting by race, after years of charges of illegal discrimination (Julia Angwin/The Markup)

Julia Angwin / The Markup:
Facebook has quietly removed “multicultural affinity” ad targeting option that allowed targeting by race, after years of charges of illegal discrimination  —  Earlier this month, Facebook quietly removed the ability of advertisers to target users by race.

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