Meta Settles Israeli Job Ad Discrimination Case For $1 Million: Report
Meta Settles Israeli Job Ad Discrimination Case For $1 Million: Report
Meta Platforms, Inc (NASDAQ:META) has reportedly agreed to pay $1 million and implement significant reforms in its advertising system in Israel following a settlement filed in the District Labor Court.
Meta Platforms, Inc (納斯達克:META) 據報道已同意支付100萬美元，並在以色列實施其廣告系統的重大改革，此次和解是在地區勞動法庭提起的。
The settlement addresses allegations of discriminatory job advertising practices on its platform, which allowed employers to restrict job ads based on age and gender, Globes reports.
該和解解決了有關平台上歧視性職位廣告做法的指控，這些做法允許僱主根據年齡和性別限制職位廣告，《Globes》報道。
The case began in September 2021 when Ya'ala Lev, a 54-year-old marketing professional, discovered she was excluded from many job ads on Facebook.
此案始於2021年9月，當時54歲的營銷專業人士Ya'ala Lev發現她在Facebook上的許多職位廣告中被排除在外。
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另見：Meta因2018年Facebook數據泄露被歐盟監管機構罰款26400萬美元。
An investigation revealed that Facebook's campaign management system enabled employers to narrowly target candidates by age, gender, and location, leaving entire groups, particularly those over 40, unseen by these ads.
調查顯示，Facebook的活動管理系統使僱主能夠根據年齡、性別和地點精確鎖定候選人，從而讓某些群體，特別是40歲以上的人，無法看到這些廣告。
High-profile employers, including Israel Electric Corporation and the Bank of Israel, were found using the platform exclusively to target younger candidates. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission intervened, citing the matter as critical to employment equality with significant societal implications.
包括以色列電力公司和以色列銀行在內的知名僱主被發現專門使用該平台來鎖定年輕候選人。平等就業機會委員會介入，稱此事對就業平等至關重要，並具有重大社會影響。
Under the settlement, Meta will pay $1 million to the Israeli Ministry of Justice's class actions fund and enforce critical changes to its advertising system in Israel, per the report. Advertisers in the country must reconfirm their adherence to anti-discrimination policies. Additionally, Meta will publish guidelines in Hebrew detailing how to post inclusive job ads and emphasizing the legal obligation to ensure equal access for all candidates.
根據和解，Meta將向以色列司法部的集體訴訟基金支付100萬美元，並在以色列推廣對其廣告系統的關鍵變更，報告稱。該國的廣告主必須重新確認他們遵守反歧視政策。此外，Meta還將用希伯來語發佈指南，詳細說明如何發佈包容性工作廣告，並強調確保所有候選人平等獲得機會的法律義務。
Meta held $70.9 billion in cash and equivalents as of September 30, 2024.
截至2024年9月30日，Meta持有709億美元的現金及現金等價物。
The Facebook parent remains embroiled in several antitrust lawsuits for allegedly exploiting its influence to stifle competition. In November, the European Commission fined the company $841 million for linking its classified ads service, Facebook Marketplace, with its social media network, Facebook.
Facebook的母公司仍然捲入幾起反壟斷訴訟，因其 allegedly 利用其影響力壓制競爭。11月，歐洲委員會對該公司處以84100萬美元的罰款，原因是將其分類廣告服務Facebook Marketplace與其社交媒體網絡Facebook聯繫在一起。
In March, European consumer organizations called out Meta for its surveillance-based advertising system, violating user privacy and data protection laws.
3月份，歐洲消費者組織指責Meta的基於監控的廣告系統，侵犯用戶隱私和數據保護法律。
Price Action: META stock is down 0.91% at $602.25 at last check Thursday.
價格動態：META股票在週四最後一次檢查時下跌了0.91%，價格爲602.25美元。
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