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Tyler, the Creator Condemns Leaked Store Security Footage, Warns of Eroding Privacy

He warns that growing consumer surveillance is erasing basic privacy.

Overview

  • Tyler, the Creator, who reposted the clip to his Instagram Story on Saturday, denounced fans for sharing security-camera footage of him and called the practice invasive.
  • The images came from a Mexico City bookstore, identified by outlets as Polilla Librería, where screenshots of in-store surveillance began circulating in late March.
  • He cautioned that this behavior will spread to sensitive places and devices, citing doctors’ offices, grocery stores, and Ring doorbell cameras that can capture people at home without consent.
  • He said he had congratulated the shop owner and even signed something during the visit, which he argued made the decision to post the footage feel like a breach of basic respect for personal space.
  • Outlets noted this fits a pattern of pushback from the artist, who also criticized Meta’s camera glasses on his Story, and has previously objected to leaked shop footage and aggressive paparazzi encounters.