★ Independent, reader-supported & ad-free · Watching the watchers in all 50 states ★ Support Us
Watch · Our Take

@ headquarters #nullsec #freethepeople #anonymous #deflock #revolution #anti-axon

2face · 2 months ago

The short version: A creator named 2face drops a cryptic, hashtag-heavy clip apparently shot near an ALPR-industry HQ, signaling grassroots anger at Flock and Axon.

Our Take

We don't know much more than you do here — the video from 2face arrives with almost no description, just a stack of hashtags (#nullsec #freethepeople #anonymous #deflock #revolution #anti-axon) and a location tag pointing at "headquarters." We're not going to pretend we have inside knowledge of what's shown or claim it proves anything specific about Flock Safety or Axon's operations. What we can say is that the framing itself is a data point: more everyday people are showing up, camera in hand, to put a face on companies that have spent years operating behind the scenes of your local police department.

That's the real story behind clips like this one. ALPR vendors built an entire business model on being invisible — a camera on a pole, a logo nobody recognizes, a contract nobody voted on. When footage like this circulates under tags like #anti-axon and #freethepeople, it's a sign that the invisibility is cracking. People are starting to treat the companies that run the cameras with the same scrutiny they'd apply to the cameras themselves.

Credit to 2face for putting a spotlight — however raw — on the industry side of the surveillance equation. If you want to know what's actually watching your street, check our camera map, and if you're ready to push back locally, our take-action page has concrete steps that go further than a hashtag.

This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of 2face, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.