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Company: Meta Platforms Inc.
Current Parent Company: Meta Platforms Inc.
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Penalty: $115,054
Year: 2022
Date: June 21, 2022
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: discriminatory practices (non-employment)
Violation Description: The Department of Justice obtained a settlement agreement resolving allegations that Meta Platforms Inc., formerly known as Facebook Inc., engaged in discriminatory advertising in violation of the Fair Housing Act (FHA). The proposed agreement resolves a lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York alleging that Meta's housing advertising system discriminates against Facebook users based on their race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status and national origin.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Justice Department Civil Rights Division
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: California
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: information technology
Specific Industry of Current Parent: internet services
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