The story chronicles a mother's harrowing experience with her daughter's descent into an eating disorder, triggered by harmful content promoted on social media platforms like Instagram and TikTok. Her daughter initially sought to improve her health but ended up receiving dangerous messages about body image from algorithms targeting her search for fitness and wellness. This alarming transformation led to severe health consequences, illustrating the urgent need for accountability in how platforms manage harmful content, as highlighted by the Assembly Bill 2 initiative aiming for better oversight.
My daughter began secretly restricting food, exercising obsessively and spiraling into what would become a full-blown eating disorder.
The tech giants that operate social media platforms...are fully aware of the harm their platforms cause.
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