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

Today’s social media landscape makes it all too easy for creators to repackage and disguise disordered eating as a “healthy” ...

Back then, Koziol was deep in the grips of an eating disorder that shattered her adolescence. Now, she’s suing the social ...

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 proliferation of content that can encourage — and outright promote — disordered eating on ...

TikTok has banned a widely used term and blocked all its search results amid concerns that it promotes eating disorders. A hashtag and also a self-proclaimed online community, 'Skinntytok' has now ...

How social media can 'trigger' eating disorders in young people Research has shown the percentage of people worldwide who have had some kind of eating disorder during their lives rose from 3.5% in ...

Eating disorders are also the second leading cause of premature death among 15- to 24-year-olds in France, according to the country's health insurance agency. Social media creates a "vicious cycle ...

Report: TikTok boosts posts about eating disorders, suicide. Dec 15, 2022. ... Eating disorders carry severe health risks and high mortality, particularly among adolescents.

For the professionals trying to help teenagers recover from these disorders, misinformation from influencers on platforms such as TikTok and Instagram is a huge problem. "We no longer treat an eating ...