I recently read an article on CBS.com about the social photo sharing website, Pinterest. Pinterest, a site where you can ‘pin’ photographs to your pinboard and share with others, was noticing an influx of images that encourage self-harm—namely eating disorders, such as anorexia. The website began disallowing photographs that condone self-abuse, and now users can flag any content they deem inappropriate. If anyone searches terms such as “thinspiration,” Pinterest redirects the user to a link and help hotline number.
This is an issue that strongly affects many younger girls. It’s great to see Pinterest take a stand in deviating girls away from a negative body image.
Read the full article here.
Amen!
More reason to love Pinterest.
Awesome, awesome, awesome. Can Tumblr do this?
tumblr, step your game up. this is the way to go.
Amen!