Meta is testing a new approach to smart glasses privacy, this time on the content moderation side. Its Instagram platform has started removing accounts that post videos filmed without consent using the company’s own wearable cameras, signaling that the hardware and the social feed are now being treated as a connected problem.

The enforcement first hit two accounts focused on street approaches. Each had amassed over one million followers by posting clips filmed through the glasses’ built-in camera, approaching strangers who had no idea they were being recorded. A Meta representative confirmed the removals were directly tied to the new policy targeting this type of content.

Instagram’s head Adam Mosseri publicly stated the platform will take down videos that harass people, particularly those shot surreptitiously with wearable devices. The move follows months of criticism that the glasses’ tiny recording LED is too subtle to serve as an effective warning, especially outdoors.

Meta recently pushed a technical fix that disables the camera if the indicator light is covered or damaged. But content removal addresses what happens after the recording is posted, not the moment the camera starts rolling. Apple is developing a more visible ring-shaped recording light for its upcoming glasses, which could set a new benchmark for how obvious wearable cameras must be.

Source: Business Insider