A Black Woman in the US Just Won $1 Million in a Lawsuit Against Facebook

A jury has awarded $1 million to a Black woman who claimed Facebook's facial recognition technology wrongly identified her as a man. The woman, who was not named, sued Facebook in 2020 after the company's system incorrectly labeled her photos.

The woman said she was subjected to invasive searches and unwanted attention after her photos were misidentified. She alleged that Facebook's facial recognition technology was biased against her and other Black women.

The jury's verdict is a significant victory for civil rights groups, who have long argued that Facebook's facial recognition technology is flawed and discriminatory.