Let’s be real — we’ve all stalked someone on social media and found out they looked….a little different once we actually met them in person.
After all, from puppy dog face filters to editing apps like Facetune, there are endless ways to be whoever you want to be on Instagram.
TBH, it’s a lesson to all of us not to be superficial and base a crush solely on the fact that they look like a 10 in their IG stories.
But one dating app has gone the extra mile to prevent that awkward ‘so…how old is that profile pic, exactly!?’ convos.
Plenty of Fish, a popular dating website both here and overseas, has today announced that they will be banning the use of all filters from their app.
“As of today, images on Plenty of Fish that contain face filters will be moderated and removed,” they said in a statement on their website. “So it’s time to head over to your profile and make sure it’s officially filter-free.”
Apparently, they surveyed over 1000 singles and found that “70% of singles consider the use of [a] face filter to heavily alter someone’s appearance to be deceptive.”
A further 25% answered that they believed using filters made that user insecure about their appearance and hey, we feel attacked RN!
They also asked which filters were their most hated and the dog filter was in the top spot, followed by the bunny with fake glasses (okay, we can understand that one)
The new rules will clearly go a long way in making sure ‘Plenty of Fish’ won’t be known as ‘Plenty of Catfish!’
While the dating website is mainly used by the older crowd, it’s owned by the same company as Tinder.
So, if you’re on the dating scene, it might not be long before you’re affected by the changes, too.
While we’re all for being yourself online, we do hope we don’t see filters vanish from social media platforms like Snapchat any time soon — they’re half the fun!
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