Instagram makes it harder to search for hashtags referencing eating disorders

Instagram are clamping down on hashtags that reference eating disorders. Certain hashtags have been added to a banned list, meaning that they are unsearchable.

They actually started this banned list in 2012, however it was discovered that hashtags thought to be promoting bulimia were still searchable (including misspelled hashtags which, when clicked on, would direct users to potentially dangerous content)

This list has now been updated to include misspellings.

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