Call for banning "thinspo" videos

According to Canada.com, just as network administrators cracked down on pro-ana websites a few years ago, an eating disorder foundation wants social networking and video sharing sites - most of which have terms of service banning harmful content - to evaluate "some of the more hardcore" thinspo videos being posted online.

"... In a statement to CanWest News Service, a spokesperson for YouTube placed responsibility for the site's 8,000-plus thinspo videos squarely on its users: "Our community controls the content on the site and they're the ones (not us) who flag content they deem inappropriate."

On a lighter note, while searching for ""thinspo" on YouTube I came across this: "Reverse Thinspo".

emily | 4:12 PM | video sharing community sites |
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