Samsung facing backlash after camera automatically ‘BEAUTIFIES’
It's safe to say we all add the odd filter to our photos to make us look a little better.
And while it's all well and good to have the choice to use a filter, Samsung has received backlash for 'forcing' people to have a filter on their selfies.
Author and health coach, Mel Wells, took to instagram to share her frustration at the mobile phone company after she bought a new phone, and took a selfie with it, but was surprised to see her face had been "heavily edited."
Mel wrote that "the default setting on the front camera is automatically on "Beauty level 8" which evidently means: seriously airbrushed face.
"This means everyone who gets a new Samsung phone and flicks the front camera on is automatically being told, 'Hi, we're Samsung and we think you look way better when we automatically airbrush your selfies for you, x 8!!'. Thanks @samsungmobile for the vote of confidence, I think I'll keep my freckles and imperfections since this is how I look in 3D and this is how all my friends see me in real life."
She added, "To clarify – no apps here – this is Samsung's DEFAULT FRONT CAMERA SETTING."
What do you think of this? Would you be happy to have this filter 'forced' on you?
