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.
