Tom Morello, Anti-Flag, Bonnaroo and More Join Campaign to Ban the Use of Facial Recognition Software at Events

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Artists & live music events have joined Fight For Our Future’s campaign to stop the use of facial recognition software on fans

and B Dolan have also thrown their support behind the campaign along with fans on social media.

“Facial recognition surveillance is uniquely dangerous. It doesn’t keep fans or artists safe, it just subjects them to invasive, racially biased monitoring that will inevitably lead to fans getting harassed, falsely arrested, deported, or worse," Fight for the Future’ssaid.

In addition to artists, several major festivals have committed to not using facial recognition software including Bonnaroo, Austin City Limits, Electric Forest, and Shambhala. Other events like Paradiso Fest, Sonic Bloom, Summer Meltdown, Lucidity Festival and Punk Rock Bowling posted their commitment to not use the tech publicly.

Check out the official scorecard of artists, festivals and more that are saying no to facial recognition software in live music spaces at

 

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