Skip to main content
  • Online media
  • Tariffs
  • Epstein
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • YouTube
  • RSS
  • Take Action
  • Search
  • Donate

Media Matters for America

  • News & Analysis
  • Research & Studies
  • Audio & Video
  • Archives

Media Matters for America

  • Nav
  • Search
  • News & Analysis
  • Research & Studies
  • Audio & Video
  • Archives
  • Online media
  • Tariffs
  • Epstein
  • Take Action
  • Search
  • Donate
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • YouTube
  • RSS

TikTok threw my account down a pro-eating disorder rabbit hole

Written by Olivia Little

Published 01/13/26 10:02 AM EST

In June, TikTok blocked search results for the hashtag #SkinnyTok — which was often affiliated with harmful content promoting extreme thinness and glamorizing anorexia — after facing mounting pressure from EU regulators. Despite this ban, TikTok’s own recommendation algorithm still fed users pro-eating disorder content. 

We know, because it happened to our account. 

The National Eating Disorder Association's website, screening tool, and 24/7 crisis support via text (send NEDA to 741-741) are free resources available for those who need support and treatment options.

The Latest

  1. U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit rules in Media Matters’ favor on First Amendment grounds: Angelo Carusone statement

    Article 05/30/25 6:12 PM EDT

  2. Sean Hannity taunts Mahmoud Khalil: “Why do you think you have constitutional rights?”

    Video & Audio 05/30/25 4:16 PM EDT

  3. Trump nominee to lead Office of Special Counsel Paul Ingrassia suggested it's “very based” to think women should not vote

    Video & Audio 05/30/25 4:12 PM EDT

  4. Media Matters weekly newsletter, May 30

    Narrative/Timeline 05/30/25 10:45 AM EDT

  5. Jesse Watters brushes aside talk of a Trump enemies list: “Who’s Trump arrested other than bad hombres and the linebacker in Congress?”

    Video & Audio 05/29/25 8:42 PM EDT

Pagination

  • Previous page ‹‹
  • …
  • Current page 315
  • …
  • Next page ››

In This Article

  • TikTok

    TikTok

Related

  1. Jillian Michaels accuses Trump of a “flip-flop” on the Epstein files: “It’s the same flip-flop times a million because imagine the phone calls. Everybody’s life is going to be ruined.”

    Video & Audio 02/19/26 12:17 PM EST

  2. People are once again selling black market pharmaceuticals on TikTok Shop

    Article 02/11/26 9:54 AM EST

  3. We interacted with Nick Fuentes content on TikTok. What happened next was horrifying.

    Article 12/19/25 12:33 PM EST

Media Matters for America

Sign Up for Email Updates
  • About
  • Contact
  • Corrections
  • Submissions
  • Jobs
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • YouTube
  • RSS

© 2026 Media Matters for America

RSS