Texans lose ability to use filters on Instagram
As of May 11, Meta, Instagram’s parent company, has removed the ability to use certain filters as a result of Texas’ facial recognition laws.Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against Meta claiming the company misused facial recognition technology.
Paxton stated that the filters broke the Texas Capture or Use of Biometric Identifier Act as they learn a user’s face and tags them without consent.Due to the act’s outlines, any filters using facial geometry can not be used within state lines.Texans are not alone in this ban, as Illinois users are also not allowed to use augmented reality filters due to the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act.
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