No Kings Activists Target AI & Flock Cameras
The short version: The Comments Show spotlights No Kings-linked activists pushing back on AI surveillance and Flock cameras, signaling growing grassroots pressure on ALPR networks.
Our Take
Credit to The Comments Show for flagging something we've been tracking for a while: the overlap between broad anti-authoritarian protest movements and the more specific fight against automated license plate readers. When a mass-mobilization network like No Kings starts naming Flock Safety and AI surveillance infrastructure as targets, it's a sign that ALPR networks are no longer a niche privacy-nerd concern. People are connecting the dots between "your car is being logged thousands of times a year" and the bigger picture of unaccountable power.
We don't know every group or tactic involved here, and we're not going to pretend we do. What we can say is that this kind of attention matters because Flock's network runs almost entirely on civic apathy — city councils approve contracts in sparsely attended meetings, and most residents never find out a camera went up blocks from their house until someone tells them. Organized pushback, even loosely coordinated, changes that calculus. It forces public comment periods, records requests, and local reporting that otherwise wouldn't happen.
If this video has you wondering what's actually watching your plate, start with our camera map to see what's been documented near you, then check our take-action page for ways to push back at the local level — public records requests, council meetings, and model ordinances all work better with more hands on deck.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of The Comments Show, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.