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Facebook Plans To Remove "Sensitive" Ad Targeting Options

Facebook Plans To Remove "Sensitive" Ad Targeting Options

The company, which recently changed its name to Meta and which makes the vast majority of its revenue through digital advertising, said the change would take place starting January 19, 2022.
Facebook Inc said on Tuesday it plans to remove detailed ad-targeting options that refer to "sensitive" topics, such as ads based on interactions with content around race, health, religious practices, political beliefs or sexual orientation.

The company, which recently changed its name to Meta and which makes the vast majority of its revenue through digital advertising, has been under intense scrutiny over its ad-targeting abilities and rules in recent years.

In a blog post, Facebook gave examples of targeting categories that would no longer be allowed, such as "Lung cancer awareness," "World Diabetes Day", "LGBT culture", "Jewish holidays" or political beliefs and social issues. It said the change would take place starting Jan. 19, 2022.

The company has been hit with criticisms around its micro-targeting capabilities, including over abuses such as advertisers discriminating against or targeting vulnerable groups.

"We've heard concerns from experts that targeting options like these could be used in ways that lead to negative experiences for people in underrepresented groups," said Graham Mudd, the company's vice president of product marketing for ads, in the post.

Its tailored ad abilities are used by wide-ranging advertisers, including political campaigns and social issue groups as well as businesses.

"The decision to remove these Detailed Targeting options was not easy and we know this change may negatively impact some businesses and organizations," Mudd said in the post, adding some advertising partners were concerned they would not be able to use these adds to generate positive social change.

Advertisers on Facebook's platforms can still target audiences by location, use their own customer lists, reach custom audiences who have engaged with their content and send ads to people with similar characteristics to those users.

The company, which allows users to opt to see fewer ads related to topics like politics and alcohol, said early next year it would give people more controls over the ads they see, including ones about gambling and weight loss.
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