The policy prohibits ads that discriminate on the basis of age, gender, gender identity, disability, religion, ethnicity, race, color, national origin, or sexual orientation, and requires compliance with anti-discrimination laws applicable to education, housing, credit, and employment advertising.
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This provision extends the non-discrimination obligation to the full scope of ad content and targeting, and specifically references the legally sensitive advertising categories of housing, credit, and employment, where anti-discrimination enforcement by regulatory authorities has been active across multiple jurisdictions.
This provision establishes that advertisers cannot use LinkedIn's platform to run ads that discriminate on the basis of enumerated personal attributes, including in employment, housing, credit, and education advertising contexts. The agreement requires compliance with applicable anti-discrimination laws in all of these categories.
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"LinkedIn does not tolerate discrimination based on personal attributes such as age, gender, gender identity, disability, religion, ethnicity, race, color, national origin or sexual orientation. Ads must comply with this as well as all laws, including laws that prohibit discrimination in connection with education, housing, credit and employment.— Excerpt from LinkedIn's LinkedIn Advertising Policies
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Employment advertising discrimination is regulated by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, and the Americans with Disabilities Act. Housing advertising discrimination is regulated by HUD under the Fair Housing Act. Credit advertising discrimination engages the Equal Credit Opportunity Act and CFPB enforcement authority. The FTC also has authority over deceptive or discriminatory advertising practices under the FTC Act. GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: High for advertisers in employment, housing, and credit verticals. These categories have been subject to active regulatory enforcement and civil litigation regarding discriminatory ad targeting, including audience exclusion based on protected characteristics. The policy's prohibition on discrimination in targeting aligns with the sensitive data targeting prohibition but applies specifically to protected class attributes in regulated advertising categories. JURISDICTION FLAGS: Anti-discrimination obligations in housing and employment advertising apply across US federal and state law, with heightened exposure in states with broader protected class definitions than federal law. EU advertisers must also comply with equal treatment directives. UK advertisers face Equality Act 2010 obligations. CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Agencies managing housing, employment, or credit advertising on LinkedIn must ensure audience configurations do not exclude or include members based on protected characteristics. Campaign setup workflows should include a protected class compliance check as a standard pre-flight step for these categories. COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Advertisers in housing, employment, and credit categories should review targeting configurations to confirm that no audience exclusions or inclusions are based on protected characteristics. EEOC, HUD, and CFPB guidance on digital advertising non-discrimination should be incorporated into campaign compliance review protocols.
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This provision extends the non-discrimination obligation to the full scope of ad content and targeting, and specifically references the legally sensitive advertising categories of housing, credit, and employment, where anti-discrimination enforcement by regulatory authorities has been active across multiple jurisdictions.
This provision establishes that advertisers cannot use LinkedIn's platform to run ads that discriminate on the basis of enumerated personal attributes, including in employment, housing, credit, and education advertising contexts. The agreement requires compliance with applicable anti-discrimination laws in all of these categories.
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