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Kiss cam incident at Coldplay concert highlights the technology's awkward history


A couple embarrassed to be caught on the big screen cuddling at a Coldplay concert in Massachusetts this week sent the Internet into a frenzy. It's not the first time kiss cams have caused mishaps at stadium events.

Meanwhile, the Internet became awash with responses, including fake statements from Byron and Coldplay, as well as countless memes such as one likening the couple to Muppets Fozzie Bear and Miss Piggy. Take the time in 2012, when former president Barack Obama initially failed to respond to the cam while attending a men's USA National Team vs. Brazil basketball game with his wife Michelle. Not long after the couple shied away from a PDA, reporters were brought back into the arena to watch as Obama and his wife re-appeared on the kiss cam, this time with the president going in for the smooch."

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