Distortion

Unrealistic portrayals of life or bodies on social media.

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Definition

The presentation of highly curated, filtered, and unrealistic portrayals of life, success, or physical appearance on social media. These false depictions of non-existent perfection can significantly impact mental health, breeding feelings of envy, inadequacy, and low self-esteem among users.

In training

You can counter this risk with these skills: critical thinking, resilience, respect, and tech literacy. This risk shows up with these entities: news, post, and prompt.

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