Devices that enlarge eyes, correct the shape of lips or change skin tone will be banned. Fun filters like animal ears will continue to be available.
The changes come at a time when concerns are growing about the impact of such filters on young people’s self-esteem.
Many young people complain that after using filters they perceive their real appearance as ugly.
TikTok also plans to tighten age restrictions. By the end of the year, the platform will begin testing machine learning-based systems to delete accounts of users under 13.
Source: Ferra
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