Tumblr have announced that they will be policing blogs which are related to self harm and thinsporation. Thinsporation is where girls post pictures of skinny celebrities they aim to look like. I hate to add that sometimes these blogs can be linked to eating disorders and sufferers of eating disorders.
While we are all guilty of having a moment where we wished we looked like Rihanna or had the figure of someone famous - it can also be a bit sinister and wrong when it consumes the person and influences their eating habits. There is nothing wrong with being envious of someone's figure - but if your changing your eating habits or diet because of it - then its a bit wrong. Also there are impressionable youngsters on Tumblr and no one wants them getting the wrong idea....
''These typically take the form of blogs that glorify or promote anorexia, bulimia, and other eating disorders; self-mutilation; or suicide. These are messages and points of view that we strongly oppose, and don’t want to be hosting.''
It means that Tumblr will start to archive and prohibit information they view as 'harmful' and posting messages to counteract the messages.
I think while this is positive and a good thing - I think its going to move from Tumblr to another site. Mainly pinterest as people are going mad over the site at the moment. I have banned myself from it because I cannot take drooling over pictures of cake late at night....
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