TikTok withdraws controversial ‘chubby’ filter

Videos of AI ‘chubby filter’ removed from TikTok after critics call out body shaming

TikTok has stopped allowing people to search for videos featuring the use of an artificial intelligence “chubby” filter after users criticized it as a form of body shaming.

While the masses, accustomed to Instagram culture, consider it natural to embellish their lives with various photo filters, Tiktok's added algorithm to make themselves fatter caused enough of an outcry that the platform decided to soon remove the new filter, states Kristjan Port in R2's tech commentary.

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TikTok removes controversial filter

TikTok has removed a controversial filter that made users look overweight. The so-called "chubby" AI filter starts with an unedited photo, usually slim, and then it showly shows the user's physique growing larger while the song "Anxiety," by Grammy award-winning singer and rapper, Doechii plays. The videos have sparked backlash with people concerned about them sending a body-shaming message. TikToker Sadie Bass, who hails from the United Kingdom…

TikTok Removes ‘Chubby’ Filter After Huge Controversy

Social media filters can be fun—who doesn’t love a pair of digital bunny ears? But what happens when a filter stops being harmless and starts reinforcing toxic beauty standards?TikTok found itself in hot water after rolling out an AI-powered “chubby filter” that made users appear significantly heavier. The problem? Many saw it as body shaming disguised as a joke. Users flooded the app with videos reacting in horror to their altered reflections, …

TikTok withdraws controversial ‘chubby’ filter

TikTok has withdrawn a controversial filter that allowed users to alter their photos to make themselves look heavier.