Snapchat Offers Tentative Support for UK MP’s Call for Labels on Digitally Altered Images
Negative self comparison is one of the biggest risks for young people online, and the availability of advanced photo editing and image-altering tools now means that many of the photos of people you see posted are not realistic depictions of what they actually look like.
That can have serious impacts, and recently, a UK MP called for direct action to address it.
Back in September, Tory MP Dr. Luke Evans proposed a new law which would force social platforms to add labels to any posted image that had been digitally altered or enhanced. Evans said that such enhancements create an "unrealistic and unachievable aspiration" for young people, which can cause significant psychological impacts.
"With the click of a mouse you can have bigger biceps, with the swipe of a thumb you can have a slimmer wa...