{"id":65174,"date":"2026-08-20T15:12:34","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T15:12:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsvog.com\/ur\/65174"},"modified":"2026-08-20T15:12:54","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T15:12:54","slug":"uk-cinemas-restricting-meta-ai-and-other-smart-glasses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsvog.com\/ur\/65174","title":{"rendered":"UK cinemas restricting Meta AI and other smart glasses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.6\">\n<p><span>LONDON: Cinema operators in Britain are introducing policies to prohibit \u200bor restrict camera-enabled smart glasses, including \u200cMeta\u2019s AI-powered eyewear, the UK Cinema Association said on Thursday, citing privacy and \u200bfilm piracy concerns.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The move follows \u200bgrowing scrutiny of smart glasses over \u2060their recording capabilities, with courts \u200bin England and Wales this month \u200bprohibiting Meta smart glasses because of restrictions on taking images and videos in courts.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"article-list-module__unordered__aLEL9 article-list-module__disc__XcBxE article-body-module__paragraph__Ts-yF article-body-module__list__G8QPC\" role=\"list\" data-testid=\"unordered-0\">\n<li>\n<p>Policies \u200bvary by venue, with operators \u200bintroducing prohibitions and\/or restrictions rather than a single \u200cindustry-wide \u2060rule.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>The UK Cinema Association said operators recognise smart glasses can provide benefits to those with specific access \u200brequirements.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>The association \u200bsaid it \u2060would continue working with members to ensure their \u200bapproach \u201cremains relevant and proportionate.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Elsewhere, a \u200bGerman \u2060advocacy group earlier in August said it had filed a\u00a0criminal complaint\u00a0against \u2060Meta \u200band others involved in \u200bselling the Meta devices, citing privacy laws.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/arynews.tv\/uk-cinemas-restricting-meta-ai-and-other-smart-glasses\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LONDON: Cinema operators in Britain are introducing policies to prohibit \u200bor restrict camera-enabled smart glasses, including \u200cMeta\u2019s AI-powered eyewear, the UK Cinema Association said on Thursday, citing privacy and \u200bfilm piracy concerns. 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