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Carey L Biron, Thomson Reuters Foundation News

As US cities face a housing crisis, algorithms are deciding who can and cannot rent a home

Automated screening programmes scan credit scores, eviction or criminal histories and even social media activity to determine if an applicant is a risk.

Carey L Biron, Thomson Reuters Foundation News
· Nov 19, 2022 · 09:30 pm
Citizens have sued Washington over housing policies that have sidelined poor, minority communities

The lawsuit comes as Washington grapples with some of the highest rents in the country amid a national crisis in affordable housing.

Carey L Biron, Thomson Reuters Foundation News
· Jul 01, 2018 · 11:30 pm