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disclaimer labels are meant to protect viewers' body image, but do they work?

  • Written by: Marika Tiggemann, Matthew Flinders Distinguished Emeritus Professor in Psychology, Flinders University
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Around the world, the negative effect of looking at thin and unrealistic media images on women’s own body image has become an increasing concern.

In July 2021, Norway joined the list of countries (Israel in 2012, France in 2017) that have legislated that when advertising images have been photoshopped to improve a person’s...

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