Background: Audit Testing

Before we begin, some background is helpful. How do the researches intent "to the test whether employment websites discriminate based on race and gender"?

They plan to use what is called audit testing. Researchers pretend to be people of various races and genders applying for employment to see if the websites treat different races and genders differently. Audit testing is widely used offline.

The problem is in the pretend to be people of various races and genders. Facebook's Terms of Use for example says

  1. Who can use Facebook
    2. When people stand behind their opinions and actions, our community is safer and more accountable. For this reason, you must:
Use the same name that you use in everyday life.
Provide accurate information about yourself.
Create only one account (your own) and use your timeline for personal purposes.

https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms

The researchers cannot comply with this provision and conduct their research.

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