Promoting starvation, purging or other disordered eating
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What triggers it
Content that promotes or depicts disordered eating behaviors such as starvation or bulimic behaviors (purging), for example 'thinspo', extreme fasting goals or tips to hide eating disorders.
What X says
“Disordered eating behaviors such as starvation or bulimic behaviors”
We last checked this against X's page on .
How to fix it
Remove tips, goals and imagery that encourage restriction or purging. Frame the content around recovery and add support resources.
Good to know
Look for pro-ana or pro-mia hashtags and slang, calorie-restriction challenges, body-checking with weight-loss goals, purging tips. Recovery stories and treatment information are allowed.
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