Apple Takes A Stand Against Selfie Sticks

Selfie sticks are one of the hit gadgets of the modern age - but they’re not popular with everyone, it seems.

Apple, maker of a large number of the phones perched on the end of the photo gizmos, has taken a stand against selfie sticks at its own events.

At Apple’s World Wide Developer’s Conference (WWDC) in June, attendees will be banned from using selfie sticks - along with other video recording equipment.

It’s the latest in a long line of public spaces to take a stand against the love-them-or-hate-them devices - with London’s National Gallery having already banned the devices.

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The Smithsonian Group museums have also officially banned the gadgets.

Concert venues have also banned selfie sticks, with Wembley Arena and O2 Academy venues confiscating the sticks if they are used at concerts.

Apple’s information page for this June’s WWDC event says, ‘You are not permitted to make audio or audiovisual recordings of WWDC or take professional photographic or video equipment, or wearable recording devices into Moscone West or Yerba Buena Gardens.

‘In addition, you may not use selfie sticks or similar monopods within Moscone West or Yerba Buena Gardens.’

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Selfie sticks actually first appeared in 1995, in a book of useless Japanese inventions, but shot to popularity in 2014.

Over Christmas 2014, eBay claims to have sold two selfie sticks a minute, and Amazon says that the gadgets were among the best-selling gifts last festive season.