TikTok’s AI studio photo filter is lightening skin and making people look thinner

In each edition of web_crawlr we have exclusive original content every day. On Tuesdays our IRL Reporter Tricia Crimmins breaks down the trends on the popular app that will make you cringe in her “Problematic on TikTok” column.  If you want to read columns like this before everyone else, subscribe to web_crawlr to get your daily scoop … Read more

Give Your Real Reaction to a Photo with the Lightening Bolt on BeReal

The app sends a daily notification for the user to send their friend a photo. Both users can use the Realmojis to react to the photo instead of “liking” the photo. There is one Realmojis that seems to confuse many people, which is the “lightning bolt.” Whenever one reacts to an image, the lightning bolt … Read more

FDA Warns of Dangers From Skin Lightening Creams

THURSDAY, Sept. 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Skin lightening products can be dangerous for consumers when they contain harmful ingredients that are illegal for over-the-counter sales, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned Wednesday. The potentially harmful ingredients are hydroquinone or mercury, the agency said in a news release. People who have used … Read more