'Maybe we'll get to a point where we look at social media and think, 'OK, I see this, but that doesn't mean it's the truth.''
Mercer said she frequently hears from mothers who show her account to their daughters to explain how images can be manipulated on social media, and the same from therapists who share her account with their patients.
Mercer added that she believes with a new social media platform and new filters being rolled out all the time, it is more realistic to try to educate social media users rather than rely on tech companies to change.
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