The Disturbing "Pro-Ana" Boards That Pinterest Banned

Pinterest recently announced it would ban pro-anorexia pages and other potentially harmful content. Just how active was the "pro-ana" community on Pinterest? Here's a look.

Pinterest's new terms of service dictate that as of April 6, any pins or boards that “explicitly encourage self-harm or abuse" will be banned from the site, a move that echoes Tumblr's decision to ban similar content last month. That April 6 date is still almost two weeks away, which means tons of alarming pro-anorexia and "thinspirational" content is still live on the site.

This is what you find when you search Pinterest for "thinspo."

Photos of women in bikinis are a common theme.

A search for "thinspiration" yields similar results.

You'll also find lots of boards singularly devoted to aspirational thinness.

This board is called "Get Thin."

Here's a pin from that board.

Pasting "thinspirational" quotes onto photos is a big thing.

And more.

Pinterest does not think this is a "lol" matter.

Some boards are more fitness-oriented.

Will boards like these get taken down?

Kate Moss is a popular "thinspiration."

(She's kind of everywhere.)

Some of the fitness-oriented pins are a little more controversial.