Facebook reportedly blocks ads for women's health products, while allowing those for men's products
The company appears to be treating ads for such products differently from those that promote men's health products, according to the report.Facebook routinely blocks ads promoting women's health products, particularly those that treat symptoms of menopause,The company has blocked most of the ads Seattle startup Pulse has tried to post on the social networking site over the last 18 months, according to the report.
"It has been a battle with Facebook," Pulse CEO Amy Buckalter told CNBC."It has been basically gender bias ... And it's cost me money."
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