Yahoo

Here’s what social media filters really do to your mental health

It feels like beauty filters and editing apps are really blurring the line between reality and digital enhancement. In this episode of ITK: Behind the Screens, our host, Niamh Adkins (@niamhadkins), ...
New York Post

I became a millionaire creating social media filters — and bought my family a dream house

Cyrene Quiamco — better-known as CyreneQ in tech circles — is cashing in on the public’s obsession with turning themselves into what they are are not. The 34-year-old Filipino American digital artist, ...
abcnews4

Examining social media's impact on body image and plastic surgery

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — Have a glance over at your teen right now. Is he or she on their phone? They may even be using a filter to alter their face because they don’t like their pimples or their ...
Campaign Asia

Why brands use social media filters to reach consumers

Mobile game Pokémon Go is often thought of as the first mass consumption of augmented reality (AR) technology. Yet many people unsuspectingly use AR on a daily basis with technology they take for ...
Consumer Reports

Majority of Americans Who Know of Social Media Beauty Filters Find Them Troubling, CR Survey Shows

Consumer Reports conducted a nationally representative survey of 2,263 adults in the U.S. to better understand Americans’ use of and attitudes toward social media. One of the topics in the survey was ...