Meta Leaves Dozens of Meta Glasses Harassment Videos Up Despite Removing 9
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Updated · Business Insider · Aug 16
Meta Leaves Dozens of Meta Glasses Harassment Videos Up Despite Removing 9
3 articles · Updated · Business Insider · Aug 16
Summary
20-plus Meta-glasses pickup and prank videos sent to Meta led to the removal of nine, but dozens of similar clips from popular and verified Instagram accounts remained online weeks after Adam Mosseri pledged a crackdown.
Mid-July remarks from Mosseri said Instagram would remove harassing videos filmed with the glasses, yet enforcement has been inconsistent: one banned pickup account was briefly restored, and creator Caren Babaknia's account came back a day after deactivation.
Meta says thousands of posts and several large accounts have been removed under bullying and harassment rules, and Instagram now blocks searches for terms like "rizz" and "cold approach."
TikTok removed two of four flagged videos, while YouTube said it took down several videos and demonetized one channel, showing the moderation problem extends beyond Instagram.
7 million Meta smart glasses were sold in 2025, making the content backlash a reputational risk for a product central to Meta's AI push and a test of its claim that AI can improve moderation.