London Bus Stop Poster Brutally Mocks Kylie Jenner and Meta's AI Glasses: 'It's Giving Fascism'

This New Meta "Advertisement" Is Absolutely Brutal

Last week, we came across a cleverly subversive advertisement for Meta’s controversial smart glasses, which overlaid socialite Kylie Jenner’s face with one of the terrifying bug-eyed monsters from John Carpenter’s “They Live” and a bold type caption that reads “We’re always watching” when viewed from a specific angle. The billboard, created by activist group Everyone Hates Elon, called attention to how Meta’s camera-adorned and AI-enabled specta…

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London Bus Stop Poster Brutally Mocks Kylie Jenner and Meta's AI Glasses: 'It's Giving Fascism'

A protest group has hijacked Kylie Jenner's glossy advertising campaign for Meta's AI smart glasses, rigging a street poster near the tech giant's London headquarters so it flashes a very different message. Where Jenner's promotional image usually appears, viewers now see the words 'we're always watching'. The stunt was staged by activist collective Everyone Hates Elon and shared to Instagram, where it has racked up more than 23,000 likes. The g…

With smart glasses, Meta holds all the cards but fails to play them well

We're leaning in with the playing card metaphor. Across New York City, London, and Washington, DC, ads for Meta's smart glasses have been plastered over with satirical posters from activist groups. One guerrilla ad calls these "the biggest advancement in pervert technology since the trenchcoat." Another transposes the words "mass surveillance predator glasses" over influencer Kylie Jenner's face, calling her out for partnering with the company a…