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Disinformation Nation: Social Media’s Role in Promoting Extremism and Misinformation (QFR Responses)

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Questioner: Jan Schakowsky

Harm: Targeted advertising
Q. · Question

Jan Schakowsky

A. · Response

Respondent not recorded

QuestionSchakowsky asserts Facebook is failing to enforce its ban on microtargeting ads to people with disabilities, resulting in children being harmed and scammers monetizing fake cures, and asks what Facebook will commit to.

ResponseFacebook says it does not offer disability/medical-condition ad targeting and has been removing such interest categories over time, without directly addressing the specific allegation that children were harmed by microtargeted fake-cure ads.