Banning words on Instagram doesn't help, it makes it worse
Wednesday, March 9, 2016 - 15:50
in Psychology & Sociology
Instagram's decision to ban certain words commonly used by pro-eating disorder (pro-ED) communities has produced an unintended effect, a study finds. The use of those terms decreased when they were censored in 2012. But users adapted by simply making up new, almost identical words, driving up participation and support within pro-ED groups by as much as 30 percent.