An Instagram advert from photo-editing app Facetune has been criticised for encouraging young women to alter their appearance. The ad has been running on Instagram, and appears to be targeted at female users under 2017. It features the caption "Ever wonder why your friends' selfies look so good?" along with images of a young woman using the app to whiten her teeth, shrink her nose and widen her eyes. It attracted hostile comments from women saying they found it offensive, before comments were disabled.
An Instagram advert from photo-editing app Facetune has been criticised for encouraging young women to alter their appearance. The ad has been running on Instagram, and appears to be targeted at female users under the age of 25. It features the caption "Ever wonder why your friends' selfies look so good?" along with images of a young woman using the app to whiten her teeth, shrink her nose and widen her eyes. It attracted hostile comments from women saying they found it offensive, before comments were disabled.