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The era of #SkinnyTok may be coming to an end, but the mental health impacts on young people and unhealthy body standards may continue.
Experts are concerned about the abundance of content that can encourage — and outright promote — disordered eating on social ...
Scrolling through social media quite often lands users on videos featuring people gushing about their weight loss journeys.
The social media platform TikTok recently banned a hashtag called #SkinnyTok after European regulators warned it was ...
SkinnyTok’s hashtag might be gone, but the problem isn’t. Our society has a long way to go when it comes to anti-fat bias, ...
Once celebrated for strength and powerlifting prowess, the “muscle mommy” movement — a term used to describe strong, muscular ...
Frequent use of platforms like TikTok and YouTube Shorts is linked to disordered eating symptoms among teens, according to ...
Behind the trendy filters and catchy sounds lies an extremely problematic reality – a community where thinness is idolised, extreme calorie deficits are glamorised, and the pursuit of a shrinking body ...
The social media platform TikTok recently banned a hashtag called #SkinnyTok after European regulators warned it was promoting extreme weight loss. But eliminating this kind of content is not easy.