‘Influencers’ are warning how dangerous the new TikTok filter can be for mental health

In February 2021, the UK outlawed it influencer augmented reality filters on promoted Instagram Cosmetic surgery. It was a campaign trying to advocate for the mental health of users and especially teenagers.
The United Kingdom, the second country of beauty content creators after the United States, was the first to do so, but filter controversies have been latent around the world since its birth in social networks.
in the last days, a new controversy emerged on TikTok due to the release of a new filter called ‘Bold Glamor’ That it changes the shape of the face completely and is very realistic: It doesn’t come off even if you put your hair or hands on your face, even with glasses or no matter how much you move.

Lots influencer big weight in Spain like, for example, Anita Matamoros, have shown their dissatisfaction with the type of effect and their concern for mental health teenagers or people of all ages with insecurities.

Anita MatamorosInstagram

In a recent study conducted the program’And now Sonsoles‘ from Antenna3, it was revealed more and more people are going to aesthetic clinics with the goal of looking like a filter used on social networks, in particular, the average age dropped from 35 to 20.

“It’s dangerous because it’s not in accordance with what can be achieved humanly,” said Francisco PedreƱo Guerao, a doctor and surgeon when telling about it. patient arrives showing filter photo on social networks to indicate what operations they want to perform.

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