ref=”dofollow” data-ga-onclick=”Inarticle articleshow link click#Tech#href” href=”https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/topic/tiktok” target=”_blank”>TikTok has suspended search results for the hashtag ref=”dofollow” data-ga-onclick=”Inarticle articleshow link click#Tech#href” href=”http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/topic/#skinnytok” target=”_blank”>#SkinnyTok, after facing pressure from European regulators, in the company’s latest effort to counter criticism that the app fuels ref=”dofollow” data-ga-onclick=”Inarticle articleshow link click#Tech#href” href=”https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/topic/body-image-issues” target=”_blank”>body image issues among young people.
The company said Tuesday that it “blocked search results for #skinnytok since it has become linked to unhealthy ref=”dofollow” data-ga-onclick=”Inarticle articleshow link click#Tech#href” href=”https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/topic/weight-loss-content” target=”_blank”>weight loss content,” but did not specify when it made the shift. #skinnytok used to surface videos on the platform about extreme weight loss tactics, including restrictive eating.
The European Commission investigated the…
