Don’t trust SNS
This is @azusagakuyuki.
She has 20,500 followers on instagram. She mainly posts photos of bikes and her rides.
Do you notice anything strange in her photos?
Soya is actually a 50 year old man.
Why did he edit his photos to change his appearance?
He said he wanted more people to see his photos but more people would follow an attractive girl.
A TV show broke this story. How many followers do you think he has now?
36,000
Can you think of any examples when you didn’t trust a photo you saw (on social media or other places)?
In 2021 Norway created a new law that makes it compulsory for influencers to announce which photos of their bodies have been edited.
It applies to all social media platforms, including Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, Snapchat, and Twitter but only when the picture is advertising something
Why did Instagram create this law?
How did instagrammers feel about this?
Do you think this will affect their sponsors?
Publicly instagrammars supported the rule and said it a few said it should apply to all posts (not only promotional ones).
They can just post photos of the product in their hand and not show their face or body if they edit their photos a lot.
At the moment they don’t need
Sources:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-56447357
https://www.itsnicethat.com/news/norway-ministry-of-children-and-family-affairs-marketing-act-advertising-300621