Podcast host and women’s sports advocate Kylie Kelce is not afraid to keep it real. She proves this yet again in a recent ...

In September, influencer Liv Schmidt, who built her platform on the outward pursuit of thinness, growing a following of 670,000, was banned. “Basic fit because the accessory is being ...

On a special episode (first released on July 16, 2025) of The Excerpt podcast: Despite the banning of hashtags that promote unhealthy weight loss content, the influence of SkinnyTok and thinspo ...

But on June 3, TikTok banned #SkinnyTok as a search term after concern from European legislators about how the app can negatively impact young people's body image, according to the New York Times.

SkinnyTok is a hashtag used on TikTok and other social media platforms usually paired with content that promotes thinness as a health goal. Many users see it as an online weight-loss community.

“SkinnyTok” is hugely successful by the numbers, with thousands of posts and millions of views across several platforms, including TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and a popular Reddit thread.

SkinnyTok can also be an opportunity to build media literacy skills. “This might mean asking, ‘Do you think it’s realistic to have a daily workout routine like this?’ and ‘Do you think a ...

SkinnyTok is hugely successful by the numbers, with thousands of posts and millions of views across several platforms, including TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and a popular Reddit thread.