The article discusses the dangerous trend of 'SkinnyTok' on TikTok, where young users are exposed to harmful pro-eating disorder messaging disguised as motivation. These videos promote extreme weight loss practices and restrictive dieting, leading to serious health implications for impressionable viewers. Creators are beginning to use humor and blunt messaging to counteract the toxic narratives being spread. Despite claims from TikTok about monitoring and banning pro-eating disorder content, the article highlights a resurgence of such material, particularly after changes in moderation practices on social media platforms like X.
The 'SkinnyTok' community encourages dangerous dieting habits, with users sharing harmful mantras and food diaries that promote disordered eating among impressionable young people.
TikTok and X have seen a rise in pro-eating disorder content, with users reporting minimal moderation despite platform claims of stricter enforcement against such content.
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