Problematic Internet use has been associated with eating disorders. An increasing number of young adults are using social media, and a variety of content promoting anorexia and bulimia (pro-anorexia ...

X communities openly use terms like proana and thinspo, and even bonespo and deathspo, terms that romanticize eating disorders to an extreme degree by alluding fondly to their worst outcomes.

Within the past decade, pro-eating disorder communities have moved to more discrete online locations, making them hotbeds for the sexual exploitation and grooming of children.

Images of spindly legs, concave stomachs and jutting ribs emerge on various sites by searching hashtags like #thinspogram #thighgap or #bonespo.

There’s no shortage of people online looking to exploit and manipulate the vulnerable among us. One such group is anorexia coaches, or “anacoaches”. They are typically middle-aged, male ...

Eating disorder ‘communities’ online can be dangerous places for young and impressionable teens. And social media algorithms further spread harmful content.

Some are emaciated, with thigh gaps and so-called "bonespo" and "thinspiration" images celebrated, increasing the pressure on those with eating disorders.