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." The company has been under fire in recent months over how much of an influence it wields on what people see online. 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.