On my search for the eating disorders on social media, Twitter by far shocked me the most. I typed in the words 'Pro Ana' into the twitter search bar and what I found was worrying. Pages and pages of pro anorexia accounts. There is clearly no filter on the taboo of thinspiration, … [Read more...]
The Power Of The Social Media Body Image
The Power of Social Media With social media appearing to be the preferred communication between teens these days, it's worrying to see what they are subject to. The popular social networking sites; Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, Tumblr all have the facility to post and share images … [Read more...]
Insta Incidents & Tumblr Troubles
In 2013 there was an online outrage over the Pro-ana, Pro-mia and Thinspiration posts that could and still can be found on social networks Instagram and Tumblr. Both social networking sites made efforts to ban any content that was posted and tagged with these sort of terms and … [Read more...]
Meet Ana & Mia
Ana and Mia might sound like nice girls, but they are an eating disorders worst enemy. Both names are short for Pro Anorexia and Pro Bulimia. You can find Pro Ana & Pro Mia pages, groups and blogs on various social media. They appear to promote the behavioural traits of … [Read more...]