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2026-07-27T16:16:13.599Z

Did you hear what Instagram is doing?

Meta Ray Ban glasses — (Image credit: Tom's Guide / Lucy Scotting)

You know those harassing videos you see of people wearing Meta glasses in public? As terrible as they are, they were generating tons of views, which was leading people to do them more often.

Thankfully, Business Insider is reporting Instagram has decided to ban these types of videos from its platform, which means we should see a lot less of them in the future (there's always a chance some sneak through, but it'll be far less likely).

Of course, this doesn't change anything for platforms like TikTok, which could see people using Meta glasses to be just as horrible as they already were on Instagram, but perhaps we'll see other social video platforms step up and ban this type of harassing content, too.

Sorry, pickup artists and pranksters, the well might be running dry.

2026-07-24T09:24:56.416Z

Happy birthday, Google Chromecast

Today marks the 13th anniversary of a small gadget from Google that ended up with a lasting legacy. On July 24, 2013, the original Google Chromecast burst onto the scene and changed TV viewing forever.

To celebrate, Tom's Guide Managing Editor for TV and Audio, Nick Pino, has put together this retrospective on Google's $35 dongle. As Nick says, it's hard to remember a time before the Cast icon.