Topic Lifecycle: Dormant

This topic is currently dormant in the news cycle. It was last covered on Friday 16 October 2026 and has not appeared in recent broadcasts.

Coverage trend (last 30 days)

How much coverage this topic got from each channel over the past month.

On screen

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BBC One, BBC News at One including, 7 August 2026
Channel 5, 5 News with Dan Walker, 10 August 2026
Channel 4, Channel 4 News, 10 August 2026
Sky News, Sky News Today with Sam Washington, 26 September 2026
Sky News, Sky News Today, 26 September 2026
BBC One, BBC News at One including, 16 October 2026

Recent stories

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Updated Friday 16 October 2026

Dormant

Visually impaired people say smart glasses stigma excludes them from public spaces

Visually impaired people say smart glasses help with daily tasks but stigma over secret recording has led to venue bans and leaves some feeling excluded from public spaces.

1 channel

Updated Saturday 26 September 2026

Dormant

Meta smart glasses face privacy questions after live recording test

Sky News tests Meta smart glasses and finds live recording can happen unnoticed, raising privacy, consent and safety concerns, especially for women filmed without consent.

1 channel

Updated Monday 10 August 2026

Dormant

Backlash over Meta smart glasses filming women without consent

Criticism mounts over the use of Meta smart glasses to secretly film women, raising privacy and consent concerns.

3 channels

What was reported

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Timeline

Where this topic appeared. Cells show coverage time and are darker when there was more coverage.

Date Channel 5 BBC News BBC One BBC Two Channel 4 GB News ITV Sky News
Friday 16 October 2026 —— 3m 30s 3.5% —————
Saturday 26 September 2026 ——————— 2m 18s 2.4%
Monday 10 August 2026 3m 8.1% ——— 4m 52s 10.1% ———
Friday 7 August 2026 —— 3m 12s 3.0% —————