{"id":20741,"date":"2025-11-05T11:37:26","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T10:37:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/05\/facebooks-job-ads-algorithm-is-sexist-french-equality-watchdog-rules\/"},"modified":"2025-11-05T11:37:26","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T10:37:26","slug":"facebooks-job-ads-algorithm-is-sexist-french-equality-watchdog-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/05\/facebooks-job-ads-algorithm-is-sexist-french-equality-watchdog-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"Facebook\u2019s job ads algorithm is sexist, French equality watchdog rules"},"content":{"rendered":"

Regulator found ads for mechanics skewed towards men while those for preschool teachers targeted women<\/p>\n

The French equalities regulator has ruled that Facebook\u2019s algorithm for placing job adverts is sexist, after an investigation found that adverts for mechanic roles skewed towards men while those for preschool teachers were targeted at women.<\/p>\n

The D\u00e9fenseur des Droits watchdog said the Facebook system for targeted job ads treated users differently based on their sex, and constituted indirect discrimination. The regulator recommended that Facebook and its parent company, Meta, took measures to ensure adverts were non-discriminatory, giving the company three months to inform the French body of the measures.<\/p>\n

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\nRegulator found ads for mechanics skewed towards men while those for preschool teachers targeted women
\nThe French equalities regulator has ruled that Facebook\u2019s algorithm for placing job adverts is sexist, after an investigation found that adverts for mechanic roles skewed towards men while those for preschool teachers were targeted at women.
\nThe D\u00e9fenseur des Droits watchdog said the Facebook system for targeted job ads treated users differently based on their sex, and constituted indirect discrimination. The regulator recommended that Facebook and its parent company, Meta, took measures to ensure adverts were non-discriminatory, giving the company three months to inform the French body of the measures. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Regulator found ads for mechanics skewed towards men while those for preschool teachers targeted women The French equalities regulator has ruled that Facebook\u2019s algorithm for placing job adverts is sexist, after an investigation found that adverts for mechanic roles skewed towards men while those for preschool teachers were targeted at women. The D\u00e9fenseur des Droits …<\/p>\n

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