Meta announced that it will remove certain videos captured with its smart glasses from Instagram.
Meta announced that it will remove certain videos captured with its smart glasses from Instagram. The decision comes after public concern about privacy and reports that the glasses have been used to film people without their knowledge. The policy targets content that appears to harass or exploit individuals, such as videos in which the glasses are used to approach strangers or record private moments. Instagram head Adam Mosseri said the company wants to stop surreptitious filming and harassment. A spokesperson, Albert Aydin, said Meta is developing a way to disable cameras when tampering is detected and to remove associated content. The policy does not specify how the ban will be enforced, whether affected users can appeal removals, or how compliance will be monitored. The glasses, launched to make content creation easier, also enable a range of personal and public content, creating a gray area that the new rule does not fully address.
- Publisher
- theverge
- Reliability
- high
- Published
- 7/26/2026, 10:00:17 AM
- Retrieved
- 7/26/2026, 10:00:17 AM
- Relevance
- 80%
- Confidence
- 85%

