Promoting suicide, self-harm or eating disorders
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What triggers it
Content that promotes, encourages, coordinates or gives instructions for suicide, self-injury or eating disorders (incl. memes), graphic self-injury, extreme weight-loss instructions, mocking victims, or body-checking shots (ribs, collarbones, thigh gaps, hollow cheeks) paired with eating-disorder terms.
What Instagram says
“Content that promotes, encourages, coordinates, or provides instructions for suicide, self-injury, or eating disorders.”
We last checked this against Instagram's page on .
How to fix it
Remove methods, instructions and graphic imagery; do not pair body-checking shots with ED language; frame around recovery and add support resources.
Good to know
Look for methods, 'thinspo'/'meanspo' style tags and coded ED terms, fasting or purging tips, and wound imagery. Recovery and support content is allowed but see “Personal self-harm or ED stories (adults only)”.
Can FYProof spot it?
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Related Instagram rules
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