B.C. Court Allows Class Action Lawsuit Against Facebook to Expand

B.C. Court Allows Class Action Lawsuit Against Facebook to Expand
The logo for Facebook appears on screens at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York's Times Square. March 29, 2018. AP/Richard Drew/The Canadian Press
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VANCOUVER—A class−action lawsuit launched against Facebook by a British Columbia woman is allowed to include to residents of Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Newfoundland and Labrador who claim their images were used without their knowledge.

Deborah Douez claims the social media giant used her image and those of others without their knowledge in the “sponsored stories” advertising program that is no longer in operation.