Are Google’s ads sexist?

Google has raked in billions and billions of dollars from its advertising empire. But now the company is under fire for what some think might be sexist ad targeting. Is Google’s ad algorithm sexist?

Chloe Albanesius reports for PCMag:

A new report finds that Google is serving up ads about high-paying jobs to men more than women. The study, from Carnegie Mellon University’s International Computer Science Institute, explored how user behaviors, Google’s ads, and Ad Settings interact. They made a number of interesting discoveries, but most alarming was the possibility that men might be more likely to see ads for high-paying jobs than women.

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