Facebook was one of the websites being criticized for hosting pro-ana content in the late 00s and early 2010s. Facebook, Myspace, Tumblr, Xanga, Livejournal all caught criticism for this; of those only Facebook remains and has arguably lost the demographic of users most susceptible to pro-ana propaganda.
The new 2010s-present wave of social media seems to have largely avoided this sort of controversy. All the focus is now on the way these websites/apps can indoctrinate people into political extremism, but little attention seems to be given to [other sorts of] socially transmissible mental illness.
The new 2010s-present wave of social media seems to have largely avoided this sort of controversy. All the focus is now on the way these websites/apps can indoctrinate people into political extremism, but little attention seems to be given to [other sorts of] socially transmissible mental illness.