This is the dark corner of social media known as #SkinnyTok ― a hashtag that the platform recently banned to curb harmful ...

Lack of access to professional help has more young people turning to social media platforms like TikTok and Instagram to self ...

A now band hashtag on TikTok called “SkinnyTok,” is a side of social media that idolizes extreme thinness, according to the ...

The TikTok trend #SkinnyTok, which idolised and glamourised extreme thinness, is one such trend that is more harmful than ...

Young people are often served eating disorder content, and can be made increasingly anxious by ‘doomscrolling’ on TikTok and ...

IF you thought we left diet culture back in the 1990s, think again. Toxic ideas about bodies and weight are creeping back into our lives, and it’s clear the lessons of the past haven’t sunk in.

Koziol can’t point to any one piece of content that caused her eating disorder. To her, “it’s the constant bombardment of all of these videos” that led her to the brink of starvation.

Research from University College of London found people aged 10-24 who used social media sites were potentially at risk of developing image concerns, eating disorders and poor mental health.

If you or someone you know is battling an eating disorder, contact the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) at 1-800-931-2237 or NationalEatingDisorders.org.