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 BBC filter, told the Fix Me 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.
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.