French Deputies Want Labels On Photo-Altered Models

Psychophrenes writes "A number of French deputies are proposing to pass a law requiring all published photos that were modified by means of an image manipulation program to include a statement indicating that 'the photo was altered in order to modify the appearance of a person.' This indication is to be mandatory on all ads, packaging images, political posters and even art photos, and is considered a matter of public health, aimed at fighting anorexia." The related article is in French, but Google Translate does a pretty good job.

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Re:Unintended consequeces

[geekoid]

Wrong.
A) How likely is it women are looking at those pictures at a young enough age to ahve the impression.

B) The airbrush the pimple and blemishes out. The bon't m,ake them 'smooth like batbie dolls.

C) I don't think you have ever seen a barbie doll naked

D) You should stop buying into hype and finger pointing without thinking first.