Eating disorders STILL promoted on social media

Campaigners hit out at platforms

- SASKIA ROWLANDS

SKELETAL selfies and advice on how to starve yourself are still rife on social media, despite a Tory pledge to stamp out the shocking content.

Under the Government's Online Safety Act, tech firms will soon be required to ensure children are not exposed to such dangerous material.

But when we searched sites such as X and Tumblr to mark Eating Disorders Awareness Week, we found worrying pro-anorexia and bulimia posts within seconds.