Filters abound on social media platforms like TikTok and Instagram, smoothing out skin blemishes, enhancing facial features and in many cases, offering up an unrealistic image of beauty. However, ...

As research highlighting how beauty filters can have a damaging effect on mental health grows, calls for social media companies to makes changes are finally being heard. Last week, TikTok – which is ...

It feels like beauty filters and editing apps are really blurring the line between reality and digital enhancing. So what type of impact are these filters having on our mental health? NIAMH ADKINS: ...

Bold Glamour is the latest viral TikTok beauty filter, and users are alarmed at how creepily realistic it is. Experts warn that unregulated use of the filter can distort self-perception and worsen ...

TikTok's It-girl opened up about acne and her use of the app's built-in beauty filter Alix Earle is keeping it real about her struggles with acne. Though she has spoken about her journey with acne ...

It doesn't take a genius to figure out that in one of the pictures above there has been some digital wizardry going on. Filters have come on a long way since the fun-to-play-with bunny ears first ...

It seems the days of Snapchat’s ‘dog filter’ are well and truly behind us. We’re hanging up our animal ears and anime heart eyes, and staring down a new era of hyperreality. Where filters used to be ...

Beauty filters will be blocked for teenagers on TikTok. This decision comes amid growing concerns about the impact of social media on youth mental health, with studies showing that 32% of teen girls ...

In recent years, artificial intelligence (AI) has become the unexpected architect of beauty standards, subtly redefining our self-image through the filters we apply to our digital selves. From ...

When Annie Luong opened up TikTok recently, she could not escape the filter that has been dominating her feed: Bold Glamour. "I just saw a lot of girls turning on this filter, and their reaction to ...

A beautifying filter has been going viral on TikTok, and some creators worry it may be contributing to unattainable beauty standards. The "Bold Glamour" filter drastically alters users' appearances, ...