US EditionCommentary: Social Media's Body Goals May Fuel Disordered Eating in Young Men
- TikTok globally banned the hashtag #skinnytok in 2024 due to its links to unhealthy weight loss content and redirected users to mental health resources.
- The ban followed pressure from the French government and concerns over content glorifying extreme thinness and promoting disordered eating.
- Meanwhile, social media platforms contribute to muscularity oriented disordered eating , a condition affecting young men obsessed with lean muscle gain and disrupted social life.
- A 2019 study found 22% of males aged 18–20 showed behaviors consistent with MODE, often linked to high supplement use, steroid side effects, and social isolation.
- Experts stress recognizing MODE as a public health concern and urge fitness industries, schools, and social media to address pressures from unrealistic body ideals.
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TikTok banned #SkinnyTok. That won't stop the disordered eating content.
On June 1, TikTok banned the #SkinnyTok trend and hashtag on the app worldwide after receiving pressure from European lawmakers, according to Euractiv.SkinnyTok glamorizes eating disorders and could influence people — primarily young women — to emaciate themselves in order to access an unrealistic beauty standard. Unfortunately, just because the hashtag is banned from TikTok doesn't mean the content is particularly difficult to find. As Mashable…
Social Media’s Obsession With Muscles Is Fueling A New Form Of Disordered Eating
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