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Exploring the Role of Social Media in Promoting Unhealthy Diets and Contributing to Obesity: Implications for Public Health

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22/04/2024

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C.Stow

Downloadable PDF: A1 Conference Paper Thesis Statement: Social media platforms exert a significant influence on promoting unhealthy diets and contributing to the obesity epidemic, shaping consumer behaviors and habits surrounding food choices. This paper aims to explore the relationship between social media, dietary habits, and obesity rates, and provide insights into strategies for addressing…
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Online Networks and Social Change

“#SMCN2024” #onlinenetworksandsocialchange #onlineconference, #BodyDissatisfaction, #onlinenetworksandsocialchange, #Socialmedia, #socialmedia #onlinecommunities #onlinenetworks #bodyimage #disorderedeating #diettrends, #SocialMediaInfluencer, Body Image, Social Media Trends
The Negatives of Social Media Communities: How the Pro-Ana Community Circumvents TikTok’s Algorithm with Refracted Publics

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21/04/2024

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katelyn.rolfe

Abstract Information technologies, like social media platforms, have made the formation of communities easier through the invention of online spaces. Not restricted to local face-to-face interactions, harmful communities can thrive on social media platforms thanks to the reach and confidentially such platforms give them. This paper explores how the anorexic community (pro-ana community) uses refracted…
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Communities and Social Media

#Communities, #digitalcommunities, #TikTok, Algorithm, anorexia, anorexia nervosa, below the radar, Body Image, circumvent, community, eating disorder, ED, For You page, harmful, information technology, Networked Publics, online communities, Online Community, pro-ana, pro-anorexia, pro-ED, publics, refracted publics, social media, virtual communities
TikTok’s Impact on Generation Alpha’s Perception of Beauty Standards: Premature Maturity

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19/04/2024

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JJ Ku

Abstract This paper studies the impact of TikTok on the beauty standards possessed by Generation Alpha, focusing on the concept of ‘premature maturity’. Generation Alpha, born from 2010 onwards, is growing up in an era dominated by digital media, with TikTok being one of the most influential platforms shaping their perceptions of beauty. Through a…
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Online Networks and Social Change

#beautystandards, #BodyDissatisfaction, #BodyImage, #selfexpression, #selfrepresentation, #SMCN2024, #TikTok, Beauty Standards, Body Image, Generation Alpha, influencers, puberty, social media, Social Media Influence, Youth

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Exploring the Role of Social Media in Promoting Unhealthy Diets and Contributing to Obesity: Implications for Public Health

The Negatives of Social Media Communities: How the Pro-Ana Community Circumvents TikTok’s Algorithm with Refracted Publics

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