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Audience Tools Must Be Used Without Discrimination

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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Generated by a model from the captured document; not read by a person

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.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

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Readers can expect that advertisers are prohibited from using Meta's audience tools in discriminatory ways.

How other platforms handle this

Teladoc

you will not interfere with a third party's use and enjoyment of the Websites and Platforms

Kling AI

When you choose to transfer or upload the Content...to other platforms or websites operated by a third party, you shall do so in compliance with this Agreement and any terms and conditions of use of such other platform or website.

LexisNexis

You may provide links to this Web Site, provided that (a) you do not remove or obscure, by framing or otherwise, any portion of this Web Site, including any advertisements, terms of use, copyright notice, and other notices on this Web Site, (b) you immediately deactivate and discontinue providing li...

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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Our audience options, like all audience selection tools on Facebook, must be used in ways that are inclusive and not discriminatory.

Excerpt from Meta's Special Ad Category Requirements

Provision details

Document information
Document
Meta Special Ad Category Requirements
Entity
Meta
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
May 20, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-004266, captured June 28, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-063843
Document ID
CA-D-000866
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Extracted-text SHA-256 (version CA-V-004266; extractor version not recorded, may not reproduce today)
2560592fdf64392dbc651bc22347d1dd7e987a4ce5b8b6c1009d4de5b3438eb9
Analysis generated
May 20, 2026 18:42 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found in version CA-V-004266, captured June 28, 2026 (checked Oct. 6, 2026)
Not the current version. The document's current version is CA-V-007386, captured Oct. 8, 2026; this clause has not been re-checked against it.
Citation Record
Entity: Meta
Document: Meta Special Ad Category Requirements
Record ID: CA-P-063843
Version: CA-V-004266
Captured: 2026-06-28 00:08:02 UTC
SHA-256: 2560592fdf64392d…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/meta/meta-special-ad-category-requirements/provision/CA-P-063843/audience-tools-must-be-used-without-discrimination/
Accessed: Oct. 23, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Meta's Audience Tools Must Be Used Without Discrimination clause do?

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.

How does this clause affect you?

Readers can expect that advertisers are prohibited from using Meta's audience tools in discriminatory ways.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 273 platforms. See the full comparison.

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