Rage Against The Machine Lead Venue Boycott
June 22, 2023 9:27PM EDT
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – AUGUST 12: Tim Commerford, Zack de la Rocha and Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine perform at Madison Square Garden on August 12, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Astrida Valigorsky/Getty Images)
Rage Against The Machine is leading a mass boycott of concert venues that use ‘spy tech’ like facial recognition software.
The band is among 100 artists signing a pledge not to perform at any venue that uses such technology.
Last year, it was reported that Madison Square Garden used facial recognition tech to identify a lawyer involved in a lawsuit against the company, and kicked her out of the show.
How do you feel about the use of facial recognition technology? Is there any stopping it from becoming commonplace?
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