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hololive Stops Accepting Presents Due to Misuse of SmartTags to Track Talents

Virtual YouTuber agency hololive announced on its Japanese Twitter on Monday that it will no longer accept presents addressed to the talents after the end of August. The tweet explained that there were privacy issues around objects such as SmartTag or AirTag tracking devices.

SmartTags or AirTags are small electronic devices that send out a signal that can be tracked by the owner's smartphone. Although their primary purpose is to be attached to valuables in order to prevent them being lost, consumers have raised concerns over how they can enable stalking.

The agency's doujinshi goods must inquire beforehand, or else the company may dispose of them without opening them.

The Virtual Liver agency LiverCity stopped accepting presents in June for similar privacy-related reasons.

Sources: hololive Japanese Twitter , KAIYOU via Otakomu