Facebook announces updates to ad policies to prevent race-based targeting

Facebook came under fire last year when it was revealed that advertisers could, in essence, target or exclude users by race through advertisements on the site. Following a ProPublica investigation that outlined the practices in greater detail and explained how the policy was in violation of housing law, Facebook announced in November that it would be making changes to help prevent future cases of discrimination on the site. Today, Facebook is following up with more changes to its ad policy and enforcement tools to further address the issue.