Filters like Bold Glamor, popular on TikTok, transform faces into idealized versions, but worry experts. These tools amplify the risks to adolescents’ self-esteem. If TikTok promises restrictions, their effectiveness remains uncertain.
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By Anne-Sophie LeurquinPublished on 11/27/2024 at 7:44 p.m.
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Miroir Bold Glamour, tell me who is more beautiful between my natural selfie and your filtered version… Unlike the ears and other 3D animal muzzles which disappear at the slightest movement or obstacle, this TikTok star filter modifies the appearance in a way fluid and “realistic”. Result: plumped lips, enlarged eyes, redesigned eyebrows, a slimmed face, high cheekbones, a refined nose and skin texture, dark circles, wrinkles or acne erased. In short, an Instagram face, as the British philosopher Heather Widdows calls it, corresponding to the beauty ideals of influencers or the standards of aesthetic retouching. But from his own features.
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