"Should we allow augmented reality (AR) effects that promote beauty standards only attainable through plastic surgery?"

"Should we allow augmented reality (AR) effects that promote beauty standards only attainable through plastic surgery? We're seeing a rise in popularity of beauty effects – both in creation and use – which has reinvigorated the conversation on the stance that Facebook and Instagram should take on how those filters relate to body image, mental health, and wellbeing. This is especially sensitive for its potential impact on younger users, who are the biggest demographic using our Spark effects." "The increasing use of face filters on social media leads to unrealistic beauty standards, mental health issues, and has been postulated to be related to a rise in plastic surgery" "Facebook and Instagram use is associated with body image issues and anxiety among users and particularly among women and teenage girls. Airbrushed and unrealistic images of women online can lead to eating disorders and body dysmorphia" "Social media causes social comparison and poor body image (especially among teen girls and women, but men are also found to be affected)." "Users love beauty filters but filters can exacerbate body image issues by blurring the line between what is and is not real." "Filtering leads to unrealistic beauty standards, mental health issues, and a rise in plastic surgery" "The altering of selfies appears to be connected with negative impacts on both the person posting it, and those viewing it in terms of mental health, body dissatisfaction, and eating disorder behaviors." "Our teams have an important decision to make around where to draw the line on what types of filters we will develop/allow. For example, in the past the IG team made the decision to not pursue facial filtered that produce images only achievable by plastic surgery (i.e. face deformation)."