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targeted advertising enables discrimination
« on: October 28, 2018, 02:26:50 PM »
How the online business model encourages prejudice | Technology | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/oct/28/how-target-ads-threaten-the-internet-giants-facebook


Worth a read.  As a former web-slinger (rather than an adverstiser) I can confirm that the web is an excellent place to choose your preferred demographic --which is a form of discrimination.