TikTok Is Cracking Down on Weight-Loss Content. Will Anything Actually Change?

TikTok delivers an endless stream of content, from makeup tutorials to political reporting to entertaining and wholesome trends. But, like with most things, all the good also inevitably comes with some bad. The app has long been criticized for its tendency to push harmful weight-loss content to its audience, especially younger users. And now, TikTok is cracking down on it. Last week, the app updated their community guidelines to state that it will be paring back content involving restrictive low-calorie diets, medication or supplements for weight loss or muscle gain, exercises designed for . . .

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