Former delivery driver claims Uber Eats algorithm is racist
Former delivery driver Edrissa Manjang is pursuing a claim for harassment, indirect discrimination, and victimisation in UK courts, alleging that a racially-biased algorithm kicked him off Uber Eats' ride-sharing app. After Uber Eats supplied information that contradicted Manjang's original claims, the judge gave him leave to amend his complaint but refused him permission to use emails sent him during the litigation as evidence of harassment. Manjang, who is black and of African descent, says that he was unable to complete the app's biometric checks; Uber Eats says he violated the rules by sharing his account.
Publication: Biometric Update
Writer: Bianca Gonzalez
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