Machine Learning and Sua Sponte Discrimination

It violates The Fair Housing Act to advertise in ways that deny particular segments of the housing market information about housing opportunities. It also violates New York law. But what happens when you use an advertising medium that discriminates on its own? We may just find out. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo recently directed the New York Department of Financial Services to investigate reports of housing providers harnessing Facebook's abilities to target users with precision.