100 artists and venues sign pledge against facial recognition

Our Take

30 venues and more than 100 artists, including Tom Morello, Zack de la Rocha, Boots Riley, Wheatus, and Deerhoof, have signed a recently launched pledge against facial recognition technology at live shows. From “paperless ticketing,” to payments, to the enforcement of blacklists and surveillance security systems, invasive facial recognition is spreading throughout the live entertainment industry. Fans, performers and venues…