Meta AI Glasses Cinema Crackdown Could Penalise Blind Filmgoers Alongside Pirates

British cinemas are weighing restrictions on camera-equipped smart glasses over piracy fears, prompting concerns about blind and partially sighted customers who use them for accessibility. (Credit: Meta Store)

British cinemas are preparing restrictions on Meta AI glasses and other camera-equipped eyewear over fears that customers could secretly record newly released films.

However, broad rules aimed at stopping piracy could also affect blind and partially sighted filmgoers who use smart glasses for navigation, environmental descriptions and real-time assistance from sighted volunteers.