Pro Ana
Instagram isn't doing enough to tackle pro-eating disorder content
Despite the platform's efforts at moderation, and the rise of body positivity content, pro-ana accounts are easy to find. Here's what can be done.
Instagram isn't doing enough to tackle pro-eating disorder content
Despite the platform's efforts at moderation, and the rise of body positivity content, pro-ana accounts are easy to find. Here's what can be done.
Body Positivity Hasn't Defeated the Thinspo Blog
To find out why, we spoke to a teen running one of Tumblr's most popular pro-anorexia pages.
Does Censorship on Social Media Do More Harm Than Good?
When Instagram censored pro-eating-disorder terms, it resulted in a soaring increase of pro-ED activity. If bans encourage bad behavior, what's the better option?
How Borderline Personality Disorder Put an End to My Party Days
When I was 19, my life became a waking nightmare, and even my doctor failed to understand what was wrong with me. Here's how I got better.
I Spent a Week Undercover in a Pro-Anorexia WhatsApp Group
The skeletal girls in it bowed before a mysterious leader known as "the goddess of emaciation."
I Catfished a Pedophile Who Was Posing as a Pro-Anorexia Coach
While researching the pro-ana community for an article, I stumbled across some evidence that these forums have become a hunting ground for sexual predators.
France Is Cracking Down on Websites That Promote 'Thinspiration' and Anorexia
As France’s parliament studies new public health legislation, the country’s deputies have moved to ban pro-anorexia websites and the use of unacceptably underweight models.
Laia Abril's Thinspiration Photos Are Unbearable
For her fanzine, the photographer examined how eating disorders make people self-destruct.