VARIOUS NATIONAL MEDIA: Calls to outlaw plastic surgery games that are aimed at children as young as nine

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Jeanette Edwards, Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of Manchester, who chaired the council's inquiry into ethical issues surrounding cosmetic procedures, said: "We've been shocked by some of the evidence we've seen, including make-over apps and cosmetic surgery 'games' that target girls as young as nine.

Period22 Jun 2017 → 23 Jun 2017

Media coverage

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Media coverage

  • TitlePlastic surgery apps aimed at girls as young as nine are telling them operations can stop them being 'ugly'
    Media name/outletManchester Evening News
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date23/06/17
    DescriptionA Manchester University professor has criticised online plastic surgery games aimed at children as young as nine.
    URLwww.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/plastic-surgery-apps-for-girls-13227037#ICID=nsm
    PersonsJeanette Edwards
  • TitleProtect children from online cosmetic surgery apps, say campaigners
    Media name/outletThe Guardian
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date22/06/17
    DescriptionThe Nuffield Council on Bioethics is calling for social media sites to investigate the apps and take them down, warning that they have a pernicious effect on the young, who may be tempted to go under the knife. “We’ve been shocked by some of the evidence we’ve seen, including makeover apps and cosmetic surgery ‘games’ that target girls as young as nine,” said Jeanette Edwards, professor of social anthropology at the University of Manchester, who chaired the council’s inquiry.
    URLhttps://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/jun/22/protect-children-from-online-cosmetic-surgery-apps-say-campaigners
    PersonsJeanette Edwards
  • Title‘Shocking’ Cosmetic Surgery Apps Aimed At Children Linked To Under 18s Seeking Procedures
    Media name/outletHuffington Post
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date22/06/17
    DescriptionJeanette Edwards, Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of Manchester, who chaired the council’s inquiry into ethical issues surrounding cosmetic procedures, said: “We’ve been shocked by some of the evidence we’ve seen, including make-over apps and cosmetic surgery ‘games’ that target girls as young as nine.

    “There is a daily bombardment from advertising and through social media channels like Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat that relentlessly promote unrealistic and often discriminatory messages on how people, especially girls and women, ‘should’ look.”
    URLwww.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/shocking-cosmetic-surgery-apps-aimed-at-children-linked-to-under-18s-seeking-surgery_uk_594b85c4e4b0312cfb619fef
    PersonsJeanette Edwards
  • TitleBBC Radio Manchester
    Media name/outletBBC Radio Manchester
    Media typeRadio
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date22/06/17
    DescriptionThe pressure on young girls to undertake cosmetic surgery
    PersonsJeanette Edwards
  • TitleBBC Radio 4: Today
    Media name/outletBBC Radio 4
    Media typeRadio
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date22/06/17
    DescriptionThe pressure on young girls to undertake cosmetic surgery
    PersonsJeanette Edwards
  • TitleBBC Radio 5 Live
    Media name/outletBBC Radio 5 Live
    Media typeRadio
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date22/06/17
    DescriptionThe pressure young girls are under to undertake cosmetic surgery
    PersonsJeanette Edwards
  • TitleCalls to outlaw plastic surgery games that are aimed at children as young as nine
    Media name/outletThe Mirror
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date22/06/17
    DescriptionJeanette Edwards, Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of Manchester, who chaired the council's inquiry into ethical issues surrounding cosmetic procedures, said: "We've been shocked by some of the evidence we've seen, including make-over apps and cosmetic surgery 'games' that target girls as young as nine.
    URLwww.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/calls-outlaw-plastic-surgery-games-10664937#ICID=nsm
    PersonsJeanette Edwards
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Media contributions

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Media contributions

  • TitleGirls as young as eight being groomed by cosmetic surgery games
    Media name/outletThe Telegraph
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date22/06/17
    DescriptionJeanette Edwards, Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of Manchester, who chaired the council's inquiry into cosmetic procedures, said: "We've been shocked by some of the evidence we've seen, including make-over apps and cosmetic surgery 'games' that target girls as young as nine.

    "There is a daily bombardment from advertising and through social media channels like Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat that relentlessly promote unrealistic and often discriminatory messages on how people, especially girls and women, 'should' look."
    URLwww.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/06/22/girls-young-eight-groomed-cosmetic-surgery-games/
    PersonsJeanette Edwards
  • TitleSocial media pressure is linked to cosmetic procedure boom
    Media name/outletBBC.CO.UK
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date22/06/17
    DescriptionProf Jeanette Edwards, from the University of Manchester, who chaired the council's inquiry into ethical issues surrounding cosmetic procedures, said some of the evidence around games aimed at younger children had surprised the panel.

    "We've been shocked by some of the evidence we've seen, including make-over apps and cosmetic surgery 'games' that target girls as young as nine.

    "There is a daily bombardment from advertising and through social media channels like Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat that relentlessly promote unrealistic and often discriminatory messages on how people, especially girls and women, 'should' look."
    URLwww.bbc.co.uk/news/health-40358138
    PersonsJeanette Edwards
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Keywords

  • cosmetic surgery
  • social media
  • children