Court approves settlement over discrimination in Meta’s housing-ad delivery

The Justice Department alleged that Meta’s housing-ad system discriminated in who received advertisements based on race, colour, religion, sex, disability, family status and national origin. The case addressed both advertiser targeting options and the effects of Meta’s delivery algorithms.

Confirmed

Case ID: meta-housing-ads-2022

What the record establishes

The court entered a settlement requiring Meta to stop using Special Ad Audiences for housing, restrict targeting options and build and submit a new Variance Reduction System to independent review. Meta also paid the then-maximum Fair Housing Act civil penalty of $115,054.

Sources

  1. Primary recordUnited States v. Meta Platforms housing-ad case recordUnited States Department of Justice · accessed 11 August 2026

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