Funding for this research was provided by:
Fuerst Donnersmark Foundation
Universität Potsdam
Article History
Received: 3 January 2024
Accepted: 19 June 2024
First Online: 3 July 2024
Declarations
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: By signing up to Facebook, users agree to be targeted by personalized advertisements which is explicitly stated in its terms of use. However, no individual-level data were collected or used in this study, as this is restricted by Facebook’s data protection policies. Thus, no ethical approval was required for this study. Our analyses only used aggregated advertisement statistics and were conducted as part of an operational evaluation of a real recruitment campaign. It is also important to note that job recruitment ads on Facebook are compliant with anti-discrimination laws in Germany (where the study took place). Where applicable, the Declaration of Helsinki and CONSORT-EHEALTH statement (an extension of the CONSORT statement for improving reports of Web-based interventions) were followed.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.