Meta Glasses Withheld From EU Over Battery Rules, Supply Snags

Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta, wears a pair of Meta Ray-Ban Display AI glasses during an event last year.Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg

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By Gian Volpicelli, Mark Gurman, and Daniele Lepido

March 25, 2026 at 12:01 AM UTC

Updated on

March 25, 2026 at 8:22 AM UTC

Meta Platforms Inc.’s rollout of new display-equipped Ray-Ban smart glasses in the European Union has been hampered by battery and artificial intelligence regulations in addition to supply constraints.

The social networking giant wants to launch the product in the EU with partner EssilorLuxottica SA, but has been unable to secure enough supply, according to a person with knowledge of the situation.