The lawsuit alleged that Facebook created pre-populated lists that made it possible for its housing advertisers to “exclude” (in Facebook terminology) home seekers from viewing or receiving rental or sales ads because of protected characteristics, including race, family status, and sex. The Fair Housing Groups conducted investigations that confirmed Facebook’s alleged discriminatory practices.“This settlement positively impacts all of Facebook’s 210 million users in the U.S. since everyone is protected by our nation’s fair housing laws,” said Lisa Rice, President and CEO of NFHA. “As the largest digitally-based advertising platform and a leader in Tech, Facebook has an obligation to ensure that the data it collects on millions of people is not used against those same users in a harmful manner,”(2)April 5th at the Biscayne Bay DoubleTree, including a free workshop that will feature a presentation on the report titled Color of Wealth in Miami: Housing Opportunities Project for Excellence, Inc. is a thirty year old, non-profit Fair Housing organization whose mission is to fight housing discrimination in Miami-Dade and Broward Counties and to ensure equal housing opportunities throughout Florida.2016 In September 2016, with the assistance of civil rights attorney Matthew Dietz, HOPE assisted a woman in securing a Miami Beach condo after the property’s condo. In April 2017, HOPE helped secure the sale of a Hialeah condo after the purchasers were originally denied for being in a same-sex relationship In November 2017, HOPE received the Fair Housing Leadership Award from Florida Asian Services Center. In 2018, HOPE was the recipient of more than $300,000 in grant funds from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development, to keep working toward for fair housing for all.
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