The Chinese social network made this decision after a study warned about the impact of these filters on minors’ sense of identity.
The Chinese social network TikTok confirmed this to the American media The edge that will prevent people under the age of 18 from using appearance-altering effects worldwide, with reference to beauty filters, a measure taken to protect their mental health.
TikTok said in a statement yesterday that the measure will be imposed “in the coming weeks” and that it is responding to a study published yesterday that it commissioned from the British NGO Internet Matters, which raises concerns about the impact of these filters on the Internet. sense of identity of the minors.
The social network, which held a security forum in Dublin this week, said there is a “clear distinction” between filters that are designed to be “obvious and fun”, such as filters that add animal features, and filters that “ changing your appearance” in a way that is almost imperceptible to anyone watching.
Last month, fourteen U.S. prosecutors sued TikTok for harming children’s mental health, accusing the company of using an addictive content system to take advantage of younger users, directly targeting the use of these types of filters.
In particular, they decried that “beauty filters” can lower self-esteem, especially that of younger girls, and cited studies showing that 50% don’t look good without editing their face and 77% say they remove part of their face trying to change or hide. your body with that tool.
Source: EITB
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