Facebook pledged to remove race, health conditions, and political affiliation from ad-targeting options, but The Markup found advertisers can still easily target the same people.
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The Markup, Angie Waller and Colin Lecher,. "Facebook promised to remove “sensitive” ads. Here’s what it left behind.." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 18 May. 2022. Web. 21 Mar. 2025.
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The Markup, A. (2022, May. 18). Facebook promised to remove “sensitive” ads. Here’s what it left behind.. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved March 21, 2025, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2022/05/facebook-promised-to-remove-sensitive-ads-heres-what-it-left-behind/
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The Markup, Angie Waller and Colin Lecher,. "Facebook promised to remove “sensitive” ads. Here’s what it left behind.." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified May 18, 2022. Accessed March 21, 2025. https://www.niemanlab.org/2022/05/facebook-promised-to-remove-sensitive-ads-heres-what-it-left-behind/.
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