TikToker investigated by police over what he ‘secretly filmed’ on Meta glasses
A content creator is under police investigation after being accused of secretly filming people in Scotland using Meta smart glasses.
TikToker Scott Margerison, known online as E Dobbin, posted footage online that includes offensive comments and interactions with strangers, leading to complaints and a review by Police Scotland.
During a tour of Scotland in June and July, the 42-year-old from Rochdale filmed people in towns and shops, as some of the clips from his videos have been criticised for showing aggressive behaviour, offensive comments and secret recordings.
In one clip, made sexualised comments about young women, and in another there was an interaction with a Sikh shopkeeper where he talks about a plan to ‘breed out the white race’.
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The influencer tells the UK-born shopkeeper in Skye that there is ‘forced’ diversity in Europe.
The woman, who was born in London and has lived in Skye for 20 years, claimed to BBC Scotland News that he started the conversation by asking ‘what are you doing here?’
"You're made to feel very small when you see a video like this," she said.
"And it's sad because everyone in the local community is really nice. This was really upsetting."
Margerison also goes on to argue with an elderly couple in a supermarket, follows them around the store and tells them he plans to post the footage on TikTok.
In another video, Margerison makes sexualised comments about the appearance of two teenagers who he spots as he drives onto a small CalMac ferry.
He is then seen getting out of his van and speaks to the girls and their parents, allegedly without their knowledge of being filmed.
In the same video he has an unprovoked outburst at a fellow ferry passenger.
He was eventually escorted off CalMac's largest ferry, the MV Loch Seaforth, after a spokesperson told the outlet that he had ‘filmed in a restricted area without permission’.
They said Margerison had been informed prior to the tour that filming and photography were banned.
A spokesperson for Police Scotland told LADbible: "We are aware of the videos posted online and are assessing the content."
Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, told BBC Scotland News it was ‘actively investigating’ Margerison's accounts and had now blocked one of them.
A spokesperson said: "People use our glasses because they're genuinely helpful – from listening to music, to live translation or hands-free calls.
"For those wearing them and the people around them, trust matters. That's why we built privacy into our AI glasses from the ground up."
LADbible Group has reached out to an account believed to be associated with Scott Margerison and Meta for comment.
Topics: UK News, Social Media, TikTok, Meta
Anish Vij