Escort Gigi Lenoir recently went viral for a chilling warning on social media. A friend of hers in the sex work industry had been pulled aside at the U.S. border, shown printouts of her website, and banned from the U.S. for five years. "Ladies that are face out, be careful. Facial recognition is out of control," Lenoir wrote, referring to sex workers who include pictures of their faces in public advertisements. The tweet went viral and provoked a conversation among sex workers about digital safety.
Omg one of my friends was detained at the border and DENIED entry to the USA for 5 years. She used to be face out and they basically had her whole website printed out and interrogated her. Ladies that are face out, be careful. Facial recognition is out of control
— Gigi Lenoir BIRTHDAY MONTH (@exploregigi) July 13, 2026
