December 2, 2023

TechCrunch: Pinterest begins testing a ‘body type ranges’ tool to make searches more inclusive

TechCrunch: Pinterest begins testing a ‘body type ranges’ tool to make searches more inclusive. “Pinterest is today expanding on its efforts to make its product more inclusive with respect to body type diversity with the test of a new consumer-facing tool that allows users to filter select searches by different body types. The feature, which will work with women’s fashion and wedding ideas at launch, builds on Pinterest’s new body type technology announced earlier this year.”

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November 25, 2023

New York Times: For brides on social media, diet ads are becoming unavoidable

New York Times: For brides on social media, diet ads are becoming unavoidable. “After Lauren Aitchison became engaged in March 2022, she began seeing targeted ads for wedding content everywhere, with marketing phrases such as ‘shredding for the wedding’ and ‘bridal boot camp.’ ‘My Pinterest boards were already quite full,’ she jokes. ‘It wasn’t a massive surprise to my algorithm.’ Up until then, Aitchison, 34, had been inundated by general diet ads as well as wedding ads from bridal jewelry brands, but something switched once she posted about her engagement.”

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September 27, 2023

University of Arkansas: Socially Unacceptable Brand Mentions on Social Media Cause Disengagement

University of Arkansas: Socially Unacceptable Brand Mentions on Social Media Cause Disengagement. “The researchers found that for highly connected consumers, socially unacceptable brand mentions on social media constituted a threat to their social identity. This threat in turn led to vicarious shame, motivating disengagement from the brand, a separation that can undermine the economic benefits of self-brand connection.”

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September 26, 2023

University of South Australia: Social media and low self-compassion behind rise in cosmetic surgery

University of South Australia: Social media and low self-compassion behind rise in cosmetic surgery. “But why is social media so persuasive and what is driving young women’s attitudes to cosmetic surgery? In a new University of South Australia study, researchers have explored just this, finding that young women who regularly engage with social media were excessively self-judgemental and more likely to consider cosmetic surgery.”

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September 8, 2023

Old Gold & Black: Is photoshopping on social media ethical?

Old Gold & Black: Is photoshopping on social media ethical?. “The dissociation of celebrities that have been notorious for photoshopping have made them akin to Barbie dolls. They are not even worth comparison because they are so obviously plastic. The larger ethical dilemma is how real people, or public figures that are perceived as real people, post photoshopped pictures and the effect that has on societal standards.”

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June 8, 2023

Facebook fitness and Insta-vitamins: how social media shapes women’s health (Newswise)

Newswise: Facebook fitness and Insta-vitamins: how social media shapes women’s health. “A new study led by researchers from the University of Sydney has found young women’s engagement with social media plays a major role in shaping how they think – and act – in relation to their health. The research, published in the peer reviewed journal Health Marketing Quarterly, studied 30 women aged between 18 and 35 during the 2021 COVID-19 lockdowns to understand the factors influencing them to adopt diet and exercise messages on social media platforms Facebook, Instagram and TikTok.”

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May 31, 2023

‘This robot causes harm’: National Eating Disorders Association’s new chatbot advises people with disordering eating to lose weight (Daily Dot)

Daily Dot: ‘This robot causes harm’: National Eating Disorders Association’s new chatbot advises people with disordering eating to lose weight . “After unionizing, the staff of the National Eating Disorder Association’s (NEDA) support phone line were abruptly fired in March and replaced with a chatbot. Yesterday, many in the larger eating disorder recovery community online tested out the chatbot’s abilities and flagged how it advised them on weight loss.”

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March 11, 2023

AFP: Warnings over AI and toxic beauty myths dog TikTok’s Bold Glamour filter

AFP: Warnings over AI and toxic beauty myths dog TikTok’s Bold Glamour filter. “TikTok’s latest sensation is a real-time filter called Bold Glamour that sashays right past debates over toxic beauty standards on social media, going all in on giving users a new face. Quietly released to the app’s more than a billion users, Bold Glamour convincingly blends a user’s real face with an AI-generated ideal of a supermodel, drawing both laughs and alarm.”

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March 4, 2023

Marie Claire: Beauty 3.0

Marie Claire: Beauty 3.0. “The use of filters across platforms has emphasized impossible aesthetic standards and warped people’s sense of themselves—with perfection just a few taps and swipes out of reach. It remains to be seen just how those forces operate in the metaverse, which is at once more ‘unreal’ than social media and more immersive.”

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February 24, 2023

American Psychological Association: Reducing social media use significantly improves body image in teens, young adults

American Psychological Association: Reducing social media use significantly improves body image in teens, young adults. “Teens and young adults who reduced their social media use by 50% for just a few weeks saw significant improvement in how they felt about both their weight and their overall appearance compared with peers who maintained consistent levels of social media use, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.”

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February 21, 2023

BuzzFeed News: Even Fitness Influencers Are Fed Up With The Amount Of Lies, Photo Editing, And Manipulation That Go Into Fitspo Social Media Posts

BuzzFeed News: Even Fitness Influencers Are Fed Up With The Amount Of Lies, Photo Editing, And Manipulation That Go Into Fitspo Social Media Posts. “A slightly bigger bicep, a more cinched waist — a huge amount of fitness influencers are editing their posts, and it’s screwing everyone over.”

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January 24, 2023

PsyPost: TikTok use is associated with increased body dissatisfaction, study finds

PsyPost: TikTok use is associated with increased body dissatisfaction, study finds. “TikTok, a social media application consisting of short videos, has grown rapidly in popularity over the last half a decade. It is most popular with Gen Z, and around 40% of the users range in age from 16 to 24. While other social media has been linked with body image issues, TikTok, which has not been extensively researched, has some unique features that may exacerbate this issue.”

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