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Re:Job Ads You Can’t See on Facebook If You’re Older (2017) by frankydp on Thursday May 31, 2018 @12:00AM (#17193839)
It would be difficult to sue for not being the recipient of an advertisement. While it may feel off it is most likely not illegal, because it is an ad and not part of the hiring process.

In the same way that the big bech 4 host hackathons(ie recruiting events) at colleges and not retirement communities or really anywhere other than places where the highest population of the target demographic congregates.

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Re:Job Ads You Can’t See on Facebook If You’re Older (2017) by flashman on Thursday May 31, 2018 @12:19AM (#17193910)
> it is an ad and not part of the hiring process.

If you were a qualified but rejected applicant, this ad targeting could demonstrate a pattern of behavior when you sued the employer for discrimination.

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Re:Job Ads You Can’t See on Facebook If You’re Older (2017) by bobthepanda on Thursday May 31, 2018 @12:13AM (#17193890)
But old people can be at college. That's the material difference; campus police are not going around blocking old peoples' view of advertisements.

To provide a counterpoint, you can't legally advertise the fact that there are no blacks in your housing development, however true that may be. In fact, there are many types of dogwhistling that are also banned when it comes to advertisement of housing.

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