"Facebook accused of job ad gender discrimination", 19 September 2018

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on Tuesday submitted a complaint to the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleging that Facebook’s advertising system allows employers to target job ads based on gender - a practice the ACLU says is illegal.

Specifically, the complaint refers to three women in the states of Ohio, Pennsylvania and Illinois who were not shown advertisements for what have traditionally been considered male-dominated professions.

… The BBC understands Facebook is in the process of putting together data to dispute the findings and respond to the ACLU's complaint…

"There is no place for discrimination on Facebook,” said spokesman Joe Osborne.

"It’s strictly prohibited in our policies, and over the past year, we’ve strengthened our systems to further protect against misuse.”

[Also refers to Uber]