The self-proclaimed online community- big across the UK and US - has now been banned by the social media platform for fear it promotes extreme thinness and unhealthy weight loss techniques.

TikTok blocked search results for 'Skinnytok' following a rising trend of dangerous content promoting eating disorders on the platform and concerns raised by European regulators ...

We can all celebrate a win when we see one—and TikTok's recent ban of the “SkinnyTok” hashtag is absolutely a move in the ...

TikTok said it continued to restrict videos and blocked the search as it became linked to unhealthy weight loss content.

Experts are concerned about the abundance of content that can encourage — and outright promote — disordered eating on social ...

The social media platform TikTok recently banned a hashtag called #SkinnyTok after European regulators warned it was ...

Officials in Europe worried that the app was glamorizing eating disorders. The ban is TikTok’s latest effort to counter criticism about its effect on teen mental health. By Sapna Maheshwari ...

The rise of "SkinnyTok" on TikTok raises concerns as it promotes unhealthy weight loss behaviors among young users. Health ...

TikTok already had guidelines in place to ban pro-eating disorder content, but content about disordered ... place after a regular review of safety measures ‘to address evolving risks’. ‘[We] have ...

The following year, TikTok collaborated with the National Eating Disorder Association (NEDA) to provide in-app resources for users struggling with body image concerns or eating disorder diagnoses.

Weight gain is often the first symptom that women notice during perimenopause, and the first thing we try to “fix.” ...