Instagram adds more help to support people with eating disorders

Instagram is rolling out new features to help point those suffering from eating disorders in the right direction. When someone tries to search for content related to topics such as eating disorders, they will first see links to resources established by the company with the help of the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA), as well as links to local hotlines in Australia and Canada. United Kingdom.

Likewise, when someone tries to share what is said, or if their friends see what they post about, they will see the same set of resources. The company will allow people to contact their friends from the resource landing page for support. As before, Instagram will continue to blur content that it believes may cause eating disorders.

These features roughly mirror those announced by TikTok earlier in the day-although in the case of Instagram, it has already given users more general help before today̵

7;s release. Pinterest also announced similar measures, saying that in addition to promoting activities and round tables around the National Eating Disorder Awareness Week, it will also guide its users to obtain resources from NEDA. For Instagram, this is the third consecutive year that the company has cooperated with the organization to launch NEDAwarness Week. The two plan to share scrolls to encourage physical activity. In the near future, the company said it will continue to work with experts to formulate policies on this topic.

Although all social media services struggle with physical positivity to some extent, Instagram, as one of the largest social networks on the planet, is to some extent the source of the problem. Sometimes, the company does not do its best to support those who are trying to spread more inclusive messages about those who constitute beautiful bodies.