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Re:Job Ads You Can’t See on Facebook If You’re Older (2017) by fjsolwmv on Thursday May 31, 2018 @12:24AM (#17193938)
This is not the case in USA, under the legal theory of "disparate impact".

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disparate_impact

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Re:Job Ads You Can’t See on Facebook If You’re Older (2017) by paulddraper on Thursday May 31, 2018 @02:48PM (#17198950)
That does not apply to advertising.

It could apply to say, requiring candidates to provide credit scores which disadvantages a protected class.

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