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Facebook’s ad targeting was more exclusionary than most realized

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Advertisers were offered thousands of attributes to choose from to exclude based on user data collected by Facebook, including words like “foreigner.” Continue reading →

HUD charges Facebook with housing discrimination

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The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban development is charging Facebook with discrimination over its online advertising program, saying that the social networking giant  “unlawfully discriminates based on race, color, national origin, religion, famil… Continue reading →

Are Concerns About Age Discrimination by Employers Overblown?

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Talk to a job seeker over 50 and you’ll likely hear frustration, if not anger, about perceived age discrimination by employers. Many 50+ job hunters believe their age has kept them from getting hired or even getting a job interview. But Philip Taylor, … Continue reading →

Assessing Trump’s First 2 Years for Older Americans

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The first half of the Trump administration is over, so it’s an opportune time to evaluate how older Americans have fared under the president’s policies over the past two years. As someone who reports and writes frequently (and without a political bias)… Continue reading →

Next Avenue Editors’ Picks of 2018

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We published hundreds and hundreds of stories this year in the areas of health, money, work and purpose, living, caregiving and technology — all with the mission of serving older adults through the power of public media. Among our four editors, they ch… Continue reading →

The Ways Inequality Affects Black Americans at the End of Life

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(Editor’s note: This content is provided by The John A. Hartford Foundation, a Next Avenue sponsor.) Jodi Savage was her grandmother’s caretaker in her last days. Like many black Americans, her grandmother’s cultural beliefs and religious background le… Continue reading →

Peter Gosselin: Muckraking Journalist on the Aging Beat

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Peter Gosselin, a 2018 Influencer in Aging, has had a long and illustrious career as a journalist, but his biggest and most important story may have been the exposé he and reporter Ariana Tobin recently wrote for ProPublica: “Cutting ‘Old Heads’ at IBM… Continue reading →

Facebook slashes 5,000 targeted ad options after HUD complaint

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Facebook is making changes to company advertising policy in an effort to slash thousands of options that allow advertisers to target certain ethnicities and engage in discriminatory advertising. Continue reading →

HUD charges Minnesota homeowners and their Realtor with discrimination

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Minnesota homeowners and their Realtor are being charged by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) with discrimination. Continue reading →

Next Avenue Exclusive: EEOC Head on Age Discrimination by Employers

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Some 51 years after the passage of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), age discrimination by employers, sadly, still happens far too often. But, somewhat surprisingly, the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has been rem… Continue reading →