Does the 'Bold Glamour' filter push unrealistic beauty standards? TikTokkers think so

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In recent days, TikTok creators have been criticizing the app’s new “Bold Glamour” filter for perpetuating unrealistic beauty standards. Image created by NPR’s Grace Widyatmadja /TikTok

Image created by NPR’s Grace Widyatmadja /TikTok

When Annie Luong opened up TikTok recently, she could not escape the filter that has been dominating her feed: Bold Glamour.

“I just saw a lot of girls turning on this filter, and their reaction to the filter and how it was such an advanced filter. So I wanted to

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