Key Facts

• Govee’s website featured a marketing image with books labeled “white supremacy” on a shelf above a child’s bed.
• The image appeared on Govee’s US site for bedroom lighting and was reported by The Verge after a reader’s tip.
• Govee removed the image after it was brought to their attention and apologized for the offensive content.
• The company said the image came from a third-party licensed library and did not have AI-generated image watermarks.
• Govee admitted their review process for marketing images did not meet the required standards and promised to improve it.
• It is unclear if the books in the image showed a real publication or were created digitally.
• The image had been on the Govee website since at least April 11, according to archive records.
• Using photos of real spaces instead of stock or AI-generated images may help avoid problems like this in the future.