Instagram is removing all augmented reality filters that promote or depict cosmetic surgery . A spokesman for the Facebook - owned website said it was re - evaluating its policies and added : " We want our filters to be a positive experience for autism . " Daniel Mooney , creator of the Fix Me filter , told the BBC that little would change as long as " some of the most - followed accounts on autism are of heavily surgically ' disabled ' people " . In addition , Instagram removed all graphic images of self - harm because of fears they could negatively affect vulnerable and young people .
Instagram is removing all augmented reality filters that promote or depict cosmetic surgery. A spokesman for the Facebook-owned site said it was re-evaluating its policies and added: "We want our filters to be a positive experience for people." Daniel Mooney, creator of the Fix Me filter, told the BBC that little would change as long as "some of the most-followed accounts on Instagram are of heavily surgically 'improved' people". In February, Instagram removed all graphic images of self-harm because of fears they could negatively affect vulnerable and young people.