Thin End of the Wedge…Tumblr Bans ‘Thinspiration’ Blogs

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Tumblr, the popular blogging site, announced on Feb. 23 it is enforcing a new policy that will prohibit blogs that promote eating disorders and other self-harm. The Tumblr blog announced: We are deeply committed to supporting and defending our users’ freedom of speech, but we do draw some limits. As a company, we’ve decided that some specific kinds of content aren’t welcome on Tumblr. The eating disorder community sometimes referred to as thinspo (short for thinspiration) or pro-ana (anorexia nervosa) is one of the fastest growing communities on Tumblr. Bloggers who continue to share this content will be given a short amount of time to edit their posts and, if they fail to do so, will be removed from the site. If one was to search by using keywords such as pro-ana, thinspo, thinspiration, purge, bulimia, or anorexic, public service ads will appear alongside, stating the dangers of eating disorders, as well as adding contact info in order to get help.