#eatingdisorders — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #eatingdisorders, aggregated by home.social.
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Online promotion could normalise 'extreme' rib contouring surgery
By Shari HamsA cosmetic surgery procedure that reshapes and partially fractures the ribs is now being offered in Australia, after gaining popularity with influencers overseas. Experts warn social media promotion of the procedure could fuel pressure to achieve increasingly extreme body shapes.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-10/rib-contouring-snatched-waist-ethical-concerns/107110374
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BBC: I quit TikTok to avoid eating disorder relapse. “TikTok recently blocked the search for the term but Eve Jones, 23, from Cardiff, said, despite it being a step in the right direction, it ‘scratches the surface’ on a larger issue – which people can find a way around. … Despite the ban, many videos promoting ‘skinnytok’ which do not use the hashtag are still available on the app.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2025/06/15/bbc-i-quit-tiktok-to-avoid-eating-disorder-relapse/
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Engadget: TikTok now blocks search results for #SkinnyTok. “TikTok no longer shows search results for the hashtag #SkinnyTok. Critics who supported this block said some videos with that label were promoting disordered eating and other unhealthy or risky diet behaviors. We’ve reached out to TikTok for comment on this development.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2025/06/05/engadget-tiktok-now-blocks-search-results-for-skinnytok/