HUD Files Housing Discrimination Complaint Against Facebook

Re:HUD Files Housing Discrimination Complaint Against Facebook by jimnotgym on Saturday August 18, 2018 @06:18PM (#17791131)

Can anyone tell me what kind of penalty Facebook could face for this? Are we talking

a) A token fine

b) A fine large enough that it sees investors taking action against the management

c) A fine that is an existential threat to Facebook

d) Jail time for executives

e) Forced closure

I just wonder if anyone can suggest how serious this could be if they are found to be I the wrong?

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Re:HUD Files Housing Discrimination Complaint Against Facebook by xxpor on Saturday August 18, 2018 @07:23PM (#17791438)

I think most likely is a consent decree that says they're not allowed to engage in this behavior, and the gov has the right to inspect their operations to ensure compliance. That along with a token fine.

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Re:HUD Files Housing Discrimination Complaint Against Facebook by pertsix on Saturday August 18, 2018 @06:30PM (#17791202)

Just a small fine and remedial action to resolve the violation. This also happens to traditional businesses.

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Re:HUD Files Housing Discrimination Complaint Against Facebook by jimnotgym on Sunday August 19, 2018 @03:05AM (#17792990)

So I guess it might turn out to have been ap good business decision to ignore the law?

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Re:HUD Files Housing Discrimination Complaint Against Facebook by vuln on Sunday August 19, 2018 @11:33AM (#17794652)

Yes, the fine whatever it is will be magnitudes less than the profit they made off of the ad discrimination.

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