Selfie sticks banned everywhere: A list of global no-go spots
Since the invention of selfie sticks, taking photos no longer requires asking others for help, making it easy to capture great memories anywhere and turning them into an essential travel item. But now, users need to be careful—while selfie sticks have gained popularity, they’ve also degraded the sightseeing experience in many places. In addition to museums worldwide gradually implementing rules banning selfie sticks, four major museums in Taiwan—including the National Palace Museum, Taipei Fine Arts Museum, National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts in Taichung, and Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts—have officially prohibited selfie sticks inside their premises to maintain exhibition quality. Meanwhile, Singapore has banned selfie sticks during peak tourist seasons, and South Korea has enacted laws prohibiting the sale of unapproved selfie sticks, with penalties including fines or imprisonment.
The invention of selfie sticks brings convenience but also causes trouble for others. (Image source / scoopnest)
Paris — Musée d'Orsay, Centre Pompidou, Palace of Versailles
Palace of Versailles. (Image source / wisata.kompasiana)
● Austria
Tokyo Disneyland. (Image source / tokyotimes)
● Singapore
Singapore’s Gardens by the Bay. (Image source / habitatforhermanity)
Legislation has been enacted to prohibit the sale of selfie sticks. For example, “Selling unapproved selfie sticks can result in a fine of up to 30 million KRW, equivalent to NT$840,000 or even a prison sentence of up to three years.” The South Korean government stated that selfie sticks are classified as communication devices because they use radio waves to connect two different devices, and must be tested and confirmed not to interfere with other devices using the same radio frequency.
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