‘Skinnytok’ ban too late, says woman who left TikTok for health

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A woman struggling with anorexia, “Skinnytok” of “damaging” weight loss with the advice of losing weight after leaving her health to protect her health, he said.

If you haven’t heard of this, “Skinnytok” is a controversial side of social media in which people encourage weight loss tips focusing on restrictive eating to be “skinny”.

Tiktok recently prevented the term research However, the 23 -year -old house of Cardiff, Jones, said that although it is a step in the right direction, a larger issue that people can find a way, “the surface.”

Tiktok said he continued to restrict videos and prevented the search as it connects to unhealthy weight loss content.

Despite the ban, many videos introducing “SkinnyTok” that do not use hashtag are still available in the application.

As someone who has been in the hospital since the age of 13, Havva said that the search ban was “too late” because messaging is already there.

Havva removed himself from the platform because users said he encouraged to eat “harmless and irregular” and was worried about the impact on young people.

“Watching this is almost a coercion. There is a part of eating disorders that you are trying to reach.” He said.

“After interacting with such a writing, your feed was flooded very quickly.”

The letter can also be used to hide the harmful hashtags, said home, so that the content of the content is still “very easy”.

“I am lucky to be in a position to be treated, and I know how to avoid my triggers, but the other side of it will not be aware of it.”

Although the home is a positive step, people can reach damaging content because they still exist online.

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The trend saw that dietary culture was re -emerged compared to that of the 2000s, and the super model Kate Moss has often quoted as a source of inspiration.

Other controversial quotes include: “You are not a dog, you do not deserve a treatment.”

Eve said that it prevented certain words from social media publications, including Tiktok and X, but videos are still emerging.

Many users insist that people avoid consuming content if they are harmful, but argue that it is not that simple.

“’Skinnytok’ will either not notice what they are doing or will not ask for help,” he said.

The word Siska has become an online word, “said home, many of them encouraged excessive weight loss under the guise of having” healthy “self -control and will power.

“There is a lot of denial of having eating disorder, dedi he said, he added that people are not aware of the harm of content.

The anorexi hugged the clean meal he believed to be healthy.

He says that he should come out of Tiktok as a kind of protection from Tiktok

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“Videos encourage people to get the habits I spend as they try to exceed the last seven years.”

“I don’t know if there is a friend who doesn’t fight for food at some point, even if there is no diagnosis disorder, it affects many girls on social media.

“I personally do not think that no one should know what a day, this is a comparative thing.”

Eating Disorder Charity Authority, in 2022 people with eating disorders about online experiences survey and 91% of the participants’ eating disorder thoughts and behaviors can face harmful content, he said.

In 2024, Popular Tiktok users Liv Schmidt banned from the platform on controversial weight loss broadcasts and many viewers reported their account for “triggering” language.

Ms. Schmidt, known for her “what I’ve eaten in a day” and “skinny girl basis” suggestions, was accused of “anger feeding” to increase profile views.

Tilly Short says that social media companies should monitor the content more closely

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21 -year -old Tilly Short of Cardiff University, champions body positivity, but many young people trust for information for information, he said.

I There is a constant pressure online, Til Tilly said, although he tried to adjust the way he interacts with content, he said, although he didn’t appear in his feeding, he said that it was “almost impossible” to avoid.

“You should take everything you see on social media with a pinch of salt. They are not qualified for many content, they are not health professionals.”

Research from the University of London found that people between the ages of 10-24, using social media sites, were at risk of potentially image concerns, eating disorders and weak mental health.

The chief researcher Alexandra Dane said that social media platforms constantly compare the appearance of young people with others, and that can encourage young people to see you as objects that should be tried according to their appearance.

Ms. Dane described this as a “global public health problem” and called for more recognition, financing and research to ensure the education and early identification of individuals at risk.

Beat spokesman Tom Quinn says that social media users should be done more to ensure that they are safe

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Tom Quinn, a spokesman for eating disorder, welcomed the “Skinnytok” ban, but Tiktok and other social media platforms should take steps to ensure that platforms are free from all harmful content “.

Mr. Quinn said that people will usually find temporary solutions to content blocks and damage content that is still not under hashtag.

“We know that even though the social media is never the only and direct reason for eating disorder, we know that it can worse for those who are already at risk,” he said.

“It is important to state that some people who create such content can be themselves, so it is not intended in a malicious way.”

Tiktok said that the platform offers a number of welfare sources and “the body’s embarrassing and strict rules against dangerous weight loss behaviors”.

“The platform regularly reviews security measures to address developing risks.

“We continue to restrict videos from teen accounts and provide health professionals and information in Tiktok search.”

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