Kylie Jenner Promotes Meta AI Glasses as Secret-Recording Fears Fuel 2026 Backlash
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Updated · CBC Sports · Jul 13
Kylie Jenner Promotes Meta AI Glasses as Secret-Recording Fears Fuel 2026 Backlash
3 articles · Updated · CBC Sports · Jul 13
Summary
Online criticism intensified after Kylie Jenner kept promoting her Meta smart-glasses collaboration, with commenters calling the camera-equipped eyewear “creepy” and likening the ads to “Black Mirror.”
The backlash centers on the glasses’ built-in camera, hands-free recording and AI assistant, amid reports that similar wearable devices have been used to secretly film people in public, especially women, without consent.
Lorde added celebrity scrutiny at Madrid’s Mad Cool Festival, telling fans “f--- the glasses” and calling them “not sexy” as debate over wearable AI spread beyond tech circles.
Farrah Khan, a consent educator, said Jenner’s endorsement could feel like a betrayal given women face much of the stalking and surveillance harm, while arguing Meta—not just users—must be held accountable.
Meta pointed to a blinking front LED meant to signal recording, but the company is already under pressure after scrapping another AI feature last week following objections over consent from Hollywood groups.