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Activists put fake Meta smart glasses ads on London bus stops

21 July 2026 · in 80 words

Activists put fake Meta smart glasses ads on London bus stops

Activists in London have installed fake Meta smart glasses advertisements on bus stops to highlight privacy concerns. One ad uses an optical illusion to transform Kylie Jenner's face into a skeleton, with the tagline "we're always watching". The installation comes as a backlash grows against smart glasses with cameras, which some users are modifying to disable recording lights.

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