The Hill - 46 min 34 sec ago
TikTok announced Tuesday it will restrict the use of some appearance effects for users under 18 after teens and parents in a new study expressed concerns about the impact of beauty filters. The restrictions will not apply to effects that are "obvious and funny," like animal ear filters, but rather those designed to alter a...
Engadget - 3 hours 46 min ago
In the last decade social media has gone from silly dog lenses to over the top beauty filters. The latter is at the core of a new initiative from TikTok the company currently being sued in 14 US states for negatively impacting young people's mental health. TikTok is now taking a step to reduce young people's access to these appearance altering effects, with the platform announcing new restrictions on Tuesday around which filters will be available to users under 18 years old. TikTok is limiting...
The Conversation - 4 hours 21 min ago
Cycling provides many physical and mental health benefits, but older riders have specific concerns, such as balance. A bike network expert explains what seniors need to be comfortable pedaling.
The Verge - 5 hours 3 min ago
Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos from Getty Images TikTok is placing age restrictions on some of its beauty filters to address concerns about how they impact the mental health of its teenage users. Some of the changes rolling out "in the coming weeks" include preventing under-18s from using certain appearance-altering effects, and expanding filter descriptions to specify what the filters adjust when applied. The press release says that age restrictions won't apply to filter effects...
The Guardian - 18 hours 45 min ago
Social media platform under pressure to improve security as it announces plans to block under-13s from signing up Teenagers are facing wide-ranging new restrictions over the use of beauty filters on TikTok amid concern at rising anxiety and falling self-esteem. Under-18s will, in the coming weeks, be blocked from artificially making their eyes bigger, plumping their lips and smoothing or changing their skin tone. Continue reading...
US Weekly - 19 hours 41 min ago
Kendis Gibson News anchor Kendis Gibson is claiming the toxic workplace culture during his time at ABC News played a role in his 2018 suicide attempt. Gibson, 52, opens up about his experience at ABC News in his book Five Trips: An Investigative Journey into Mental Health, Psychedelic Healing and Saving a Life , which will hit shelves on Tuesday December 3. According to an early excerpt from Page Six , Gibson's time at the network in 2014 started off pleasant as he received "heartwarming...
Deadline Hollywood - 20 hours 36 min ago
Suits star Patrick J. Adams is opening up about his difficulties during the series’ seventh season when he left the long-running USA Network legal drama. In an interview with Jesse Tyler Ferguson on the Nov. 26 episode of Ferguson’s "Dinner's on Me" podcast, Adams acknowledged "I wasn’t taking good care of my mental health, and I […]...
TV Line - 21 hours 6 min ago
Patrick J. Adams is opening up about his decision to leave Suits. The actor was going through a severe mental health crisis when he exited the show after seven seasons, he reveals on Tuesday’s episode of the Dinner’s On Me podcast with Jesse Tyler Ferguson. “I wasn't taking good care of my mental health, and […]...
Fox News - 22 hours 14 min ago
Sharing gratitude is a big tradition of Thanksgiving and it could also benefit your mental health. Psychology experts David Rudd and Thea Gallagher weigh in.