Bold Glamor filter
More criticism for TikTok . This time, the reactions of users are triggered by the "Bold Glamour" filter, which "improves" facial features in such a convincing way that it is impossible to distinguish the fiction of the app from reality. As it stands, the filter has been used over 6 million times, resulting in incredibly mixed reactions from users. If someone was fascinated by the super realistic beauty guaranteed by "Bold Glamour", someone else even declared that they felt "humiliated" by its effect. Others, on the other hand, harshly criticized the too natural rendering.According to what the creators reported, in fact, the filter remains "glued" to the face even when it is covered by objects, or when someone tries to scratch their nose to make him go haywire. " This is a problem. You can't even tell it's a filter anymore ”, comments @rosaura_alvrz touching her face without the “Bold Glamor” filter undergoing the slightest change. If the hashtags didn't clearly indicate the presence of the beauty filter, it would be practically impossible to recognize it.
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But it's not just the hyper-realistic effect that scares users. Many have also complained about the filter's ability to adjust to gender - albeit sometimes inaccurately - by foregoing makeup when it seems to detect typically male characteristics. In short, the TikTok audience really seems to be split in two: the users who enjoyed playing with the effect, even making fun of their handsome appearance, and those who were upset by the excessive promotion of an unrealistic standard of beauty . “ This filter would have destroyed me emotionally if I had been only a few years younger ”, writes @chars0far sharing a video in which he uses the “Bold Glamour”, thus confirming the enormous concern triggered by the effects that TikTok filters have on the users' self-esteem .
On the other hand, it is certainly not the first time that beauty filters generate so many adverse criticisms. The "Glow Look" effect, for example, had been criticized for setting Eurocentric standards of beauty and promoting unrealistic aesthetic expectations. The “ Teenage Look ” filter - which restores your appearance to that of adolescence - has been called “creepy ” and targeted by criticism because it had a bad impact on users' self-esteem, which makes a lot of sense considering that the filters of social apps deal with anxiety and body dysmorphia. And now it's the turn of "Audacious Glamour", criticized for being too realistic. “ Filters are fun, but they are NOT reality and we shouldn't be dealing with them. But wow. This is good,” comments Dr. Kieu while trying out TikTok's new filter in a video.
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The effect of In fact, “Bold Glamour” is so perfect that it has even fueled the spread of makeup tutorials that promise to help users emulate the look. And here and there comments from users have begun to appear making fun of the idea of wanting to go to a cosmetic surgeon to be able to match the beauty of the new TikTok filter. Indeed, according to a study from a few years ago, people who use face filters from social apps have a greater acceptance of cosmetic surgery. And this should make us think. Even if the criticisms raised by the diffusion of the new filter seem to demonstrate that the creators themselves recognize the problem of the impact of a beauty effect on users' self-esteem. Despite this, however, the filter continues to be used.