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Feb 4, 2025 6:09 AM
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media education
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Elise Hu's TED Talk highlights how digital culture and beauty filters on social media are reshaping societal standards of beauty, emphasizing the importance of media education in understanding and navigating these influences on self-worth and identity.
As "beauty filters" proliferate on social media platforms like TikTok, journalist Elise Hu says we've entered the era of the technological gaze, where the digital world shapes real-world beauty standards. She explains how to navigate this new reality in all its forms — and why you should reject the idea that your appearance dictates your worth.