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This requirement places an affirmative obligation on advertisers to ensure their use of targeting tools meets an inclusivity and non-discrimination standard, not merely a prohibition on overt exclusion.
Readers can expect that advertisers are prohibited from using Meta's audience tools in discriminatory ways.
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This requirement places an affirmative obligation on advertisers to ensure their use of targeting tools meets an inclusivity and non-discrimination standard, not merely a prohibition on overt exclusion.
Readers can expect that advertisers are prohibited from using Meta's audience tools in discriminatory ways.
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