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Ban pro-eating disorder websites

Ban pro-eating disorder websites

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Started by Anonymous 17 years, 4 months ago
Please help sign this to get more awareness on the pro-anorexia community and hopefully get servers to do more they can to shut them down and ban them if possible Of course banning them completely will never work – because the disorder will just re-make them. Anorexia is the biggest killing psychiatric disorder, and effects mainly females in their teens – although the age range is dropping lower and lower - even 8 year olds are now receiving help for anorexia. Pro anorexia tells girls/boys to starve into perfection; it’s a very addictive community to get stuck into online. If these sites don’t start to decrease in numbers then anorexia is going to become a more spread disorder, more people will suffer – as children spend their evenings online. Do their parents know what they are up to... pro anorexia websites are only 2 clicks away from search engines. Pro anorexia only encourages the illness it does not in any way shape or form give support to these girls – although they claim it does. Seriously forget freedom of speech, when it comes to freedom of speech over telling people to do something potentially life threatening – it should not be an option. Thankyou x

Updates

April 29, 2009

The momentum is incredible. People are finally waking up to the danger these sites pose to our kids.

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Jessica Huang
17 years ago Featured

been there. it creates such a toxic spiral that u cant get out of. nobody should be promoting this stuff to vulnerable girls.

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Mike Kumar
17 years ago Featured

these sites are pure evil. they basically prey on kids who are already struggling. shut them all down now!!!

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Sarah Mehta
17 years ago Featured

its so scary how easy these sites are to find. i have a younger sister and it terrifies me that she could stumble onto this garbage at any time.