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TikTok’s New Filter Will Exacerbate Girls’ Mental-Health Spiral, Experts Warn

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A teenager takes video for her TikTok page in Kuala Selangor, Malaysia, April 29, 2021.

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TikTok launched a beguiling new filter last week that promises to turn every user into the most flawless version of themselves.

While some social-media influencers reveled in their goddess-like transformations, many users recoiled at the dramatic disparity between their real and artificial appearances.

Caroline Downey

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Caroline Downey

Caroline Downey is a staff writer for National Review.

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