Facebook under probe for ‘systematic bias’ in hiring

San Francisco, March 7 : Facebook is under investigation in the US for alleged systematic bias and racial discrimination in hiring and promotions.
According to a Forbes report, the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is probing whether Facebook has engaged in systemic racial bias following a complaint filed by an employee and two job applicants.
The EEOC is now investigating whether there is widespread and “systematic” racial discrimination in hiring and promotions at the social network.
A Black manager and two Black applicants who were rejected by Facebook filed the EEOC complaint.
The alleged that the social network “discriminates against Black employees” by mandating racial discrimination complaints be arbitrated in a “secret forum,” relying on “culture fit” in hiring and preferring “most white and Asian employees”.
The EEOC has not brought allegations against Facebook yet.