Yahoo

Here’s what social media filters really do to your mental health

It feels like beauty filters and editing apps are really blurring the line between reality and digital enhancement. In this episode of ITK: Behind the Screens, our host, Niamh Adkins (@niamhadkins), ...
Yahoo

Jameela Jamil slams social media filters: 'God help the youth'

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Actress Jameela Jamil took to Instagram to warn against the use of face-altering apps. The Good Place star shared a selfie video ...
The Express Tribune

'Social media filters can trigger depression'

Excessive use of social media filters can lead to depression and anxiety in teenagers, therefore, parents should monitor the online activities of their children to foster a healthy self-image, said ...
Consumer Reports

Majority of Americans Who Know of Social Media Beauty Filters Find Them Troubling, CR Survey Shows

Consumer Reports conducted a nationally representative survey of 2,263 adults in the U.S. to better understand Americans’ use of and attitudes toward social media. One of the topics in the survey was ...
Khaleej Times

Are social media filters enforcing unrealistic standards of beauty?

In theory, it's just a filter on TikTok or Instagram - something we so casually apply to our selfies these days. With a swipe of a screen, photoshopping, once a highly-technical process, has become ...