Meta Toes the Line on Smart Glasses Harassment With New Instagram Ban
THE SO WHAT
Meta drawing a hard line on prank harassment with smart glasses means wearables are now squarely in platform policy, not just hardware UX. If you're building camera-first devices, assume content governance and misuse scenarios will drive feature constraints and enforcement costs.
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