Controversy surrounding Madison Square Garden's usage of facial recognition technology continued to brew on March 11 as heads of the entertainment mecca announced legal action against the SLA — just as the agency looks to pull its venues' liquor licenses.
The Garden and its affiliates — The Theater at Madison Square Garden, Radio City Music Hall and Beacon Theatre — as a result of MSGs now-infamous use of facial recognition technology to cherry-pick who they allow to attend their events, including lawyers who have open lawsuits against the company.
“This gangster-like governmental organization has finally run up against an entity that won’t cower in the face of their outrageous abuses,” Dolan said in a statement. “While others that have been subject to this harassment may have been forced into submission or silence, we are taking a stand on behalf of our fans and the many small businesses who have long been subject to the SLA’s corruption.”
“Madison Square Garden Entertainment says they use facial recognition technology for security purposes to keep their fans safe. Well, we have seen through these examples that James Dolan and Madison Square Garden are less concerned about the security of their fans and more concerned about corporate retaliation,” Hoylman said.
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