Workday and Amazon’s alleged #AI employment biases are among myriad ‘oddball results’ that could exacerbate hiring #Discrimination
‘Time is running short’: Letters show growing #DOJ ire at #UVA
Over 2 months this spring, *#Justice* Dept officials sent 7 letters to the #UniversityOfVirginia, alleging possible *racial* #discrimination in #admissions & #hiring, inaction to address *#antisemitism* [#FreeSpeech] on campus, & a failure to cleanse #diversity, #equity & #inclusion efforts at the institution.
#law #democracy #Constitution #FirstAmendment #AcademicFreedom #tyranny #Trump
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2025/07/02/university-of-virginia-justice-department-investigation-letters/
Meta's murky ad system uses your personal data to sell adverts 
What we know about how ads are targeted isn't consistent. This means advertisers can use proxy data on the DL that can cause discrimination against users.
Read our latest report 
Your data, your choice 
In a recent case against Meta's surveillance advertising model, they conceded that users have the right to object to their personal data being used for targeted ads.
Use our tool to tell Meta #StopStalkerAds
There are many examples of discrimination and harm caused by profiling and ad targeting.
They include:
Gender discrimination in who sees job ads. Racial discrimination in housing and education ads. Predatory data collection and targeting by online gambling sites. Inappropriate products promoted to under 18s. Discriminatory and predatory advertising of credit.
Plus more.
There are some targeting restrictions on special category adverts, such as political ads and ‘Financial Products and Services’ ads.
But mainstream ads, including gambling ads, have fewer restrictions. This lack of transparency on Meta's Ad Library means discriminatory practices can fly under the radar.
There must be more rigorous levels of transparency so Meta and advertisers can be held to account.
The Meta Pixel makes the situation worse.
The Pixel is embedded in other websites and sends data about their visitors back to Meta to be used for ad targeting.
So people with problematic gambling habits could be flooded with gambling ads.
Find out more
Proxies can be created by training an algorithm with historical data about user activity.
So associated characteristics can stand in for one that an advertiser wants to target.
This can reveal data which is protected by anti-discrimination and data processing laws.
Meta must not have differing transparency between advertising categories to make sure it's advertising system doesn't fuel discrimination.
ORG is calling for:
️ ALL ads on Meta’s platforms to have more rigorous transparency, so advertisers and Meta can be held to account.
️ Access to Meta’s Ad Library to be freely accessible without needing a Meta account.
With great data comes great responsibility.
At least it should. Instead Meta sees its users as cash cows.
So reclaim your privacy! Opt out of your personal data getting used for profiling and targeted advertising.
Use our tool to #StopStalkerAds (UK residents)
Meta knows a lot about its users, which is used to sell targeted adverts.
While there are restrictions on how audience selection tools are used to guard against direct discrimination, proxy data like interests, living arrangements or employment status give advertisers a work around.
The lack of transparency means people who are susceptible to gambling can be preyed upon with little scrutiny.
Bring ads out of the shadows!
ORG’s new report reveals that we know less about gambling ads than anti-gambling ads on Meta.
In a surveillance advertising system that collects and processes tons of personal data to target users with ads, this secrecy puts people at risk of discrimination.
Read our latest report
#SCOTUS decided that TN's ban on youth #transgender care did not violate the US #Constitution's #14thAmendment promise of #equal protection, as challengers to the #law had argued. The court's conservative justices were in the majority & liberal justices in dissent in the 6-3 decision.
Acting in appeals by officials in #NorthCarolina & #WestVirginia, #SCOTUS ordered lower courts to reconsider their decisions siding w/the challengers to the #insurance policies in light of the #SupremeCourt's major June 18 ruling that upheld a #Republican-backed #ban in #Tennessee on #treatments such as puberty blockers & hormones for minors experiencing gender *dysphoria*.
#SCOTUS tosses rulings that favored #transgender people
The #US #SupremeCourt threw out on Monday judicial decisions that favored transgender people in cases from #NorthCarolina, #WestVirginia, #Idaho & #Oklahoma, including in legal challenges to #state #health #insurance programs that deny coverage for patients seeking gender-affirming #medical #treatment.
#law #hate #discrimination #bigotry #LGBTQ #ActivistCourt
https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/us-supreme-court-tosses-rulings-that-favored-transgender-people-2025-06-30/
Last week, I went to Washington DC for a family vacation. A nice night out with my wife was ruined when an #Uber driver refused my seeing eye dog. We had to argue with the driver, get out, wait ten minutes for another ride, file a report, and speak with a case agent. In the end, Uber only refunded my ride and closed the case without telling me the outcome of my complaint. This is my second #GuideDog denial by Uber drivers. #Discrimination #ADA #Accessibility #Disability #ServiceDog
U.S. Supreme Court Sides w. Trump Against Judiciary
https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/the-supreme-court-sides-with-trump-against-the-judiciary
* ruling lets Trump revoke birthright citizenship, enforce other unconstitutional executive orders without fear of being blocked by “rogue judges”
#Christofascism #SCOTUS #misogyny #transgenocide #Poilievre #DanielleSmith #ScottMoe #Trumpism
#TransLivesMatter #TLM #BTLM
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/114186381298087870
#capitalism #inequality #discrimination
Collaborate, advocate, educate, resist
#DemocraticSocialism #justice
@thefarce.org Thank you for bringing Andrea Pitzer's analysis to my attention. #legalresearch #SCOTUS #SupremeCourt #democracy #political #constitution #legalresearch #immigrants #torture #deportation #immigration #discrimination #hatred #freedom
Police : la France condamnée par la CEDH pour des contrôles d’identité discriminatoires
C’est l’aboutissement d’un combat qui dure depuis près de quinze ans : pour la première fois ce jeudi 26 juin 2025, la France a été condamnée par la Cour européenne des droits de l’Homme (CEDH) pour discrimination raciale du…
https://www.blast-info.fr/articles/2025/police-la-france-condamnee-par-la-cedh-pour-des-controles-didentite-discriminatoires-9zsXr0GMTFyqMCS42Bzbqw #Discrimination #Justice #Police
Trump administration tries to oust the University of Virginia's president
https://www.axios.com/2025/06/27/trump-uva-president-oust-james-ryan-dei
The Trump administration has moved to oust University of Virginia President James Ryan because of a disagreement over the institution's diversity policies.
