A social networking site is now helping people suffering from eating disorders by allowing them to
share photos of their favourite items, such as uneaten plate of food or very
thin people.
Pinterest is a pinboard-style social photo
sharing site that was founded by Paul Sciarra, Evan Sharp, and
Ben Silbermann in March 2010.
Earlier this year the network took steps to try and ban “user content
that…creates risk of harm, loss, physical or mental injury” under its updated
“acceptable use policy.”
Since then, the site has become even more popular with victims of eating
disorders, the Telegraph reported.
As a proactive step to stop people from being able to search for such
images, the site has blacklisted a set of words pertaining to eating disorders,
such as “thinspo” [a term related to “thinspiration” which glorified unhealthy
body images].
When people search the site
using those words they receive zero results and instead are issued with the
following warning: “Eating disorders are not lifestyle choices, they are mental disorders that if left
untreated can cause serious health problems
or could even be life-threatening. (ANI)
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