Facebook Political Ad Delivery Algorithms Inferred Users' Political Alignment, Inhibiting Political Campaigns' Reach
Description
Facebook's political ad delivery system reportedly differentiated the price of user reach based on their inferred political alignment, inhibiting political campaigns' ability to reach voters with diverse political views, which allegedly reinforces political polarization and creates informational filter bubbles.
Actors
Alleged Deployers
Alleged Developers
Harmed Parties
- political-campaigns
- facebook-users
Classification
Risk Domain
MisinformationRisk Subdomain
3.2. Pollution of information ecosystem and loss of consensus reality
MIT Risk Profile
Source
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