About this episode

The episode discusses the rebranding of Meta Glasses as a fashion accessory while addressing the privacy concerns and misuse of the technology, particularly affecting women.

Kylie Jenner and Mark Zuckerberg are trying to rebrand Meta Glasses as some kind of girlboss fashion accessory, even though women are the ones most likely to be the victims of their invasive technology. While Meta plows forward with this new collaboration, the glasses continue to be abused by users taking advantage of its covert filming capabilities, often by filming women without their knowledge and posting it online. On today’s episode, host Kate Lindsay is joined by A Bit Fruity host Matt Bernstein to discuss why sinister companies keep giving themselves girlboss makeovers—but also why it’s not working.  This podcast is produced by Vic Whitley-Berry, Daisy Rosario, and Kate Lindsay. Get tickets to our live show here ! Need to set up your Slate Plus feed? If you subscribed through Slate.com, check out our FAQ at slate.com/podcastfaqs for easy instructions. Members subscribed via Apple Podcasts get automatic access—no setup required. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Kate Lindsay

Guest: Matt Bernstein

Topics covered

• surveillance technology
• gender issues
• fashion
• privacy
• corporate branding

Keywords

• Meta Glasses
• Kylie Jenner
• Mark Zuckerberg
• surveillance
• privacy
• girlboss
• technology abuse

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Meta, Acast

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