The Tiktok Social Network Platform has banned a popular hashtag -linked to weight loss has been banned worldwide after inspection by policymakers in Brussels and Paris.

The trend of “skinnytok” has been flooded with Tiktok in recent months. These are videos that showed impossible young women to promote extreme diets and give controversial tips for weight loss. This caught the attention of both the European Commission and the French Regulatory Authority for the Digital Market.

“We have blocked the search results for #skinnytok as it has been linked to unhealthy weight loss content”said Tiktok spokesman Paulo Ganino on Monday, according to Politico.

This move is part of a ‘Regular review’ of Tiktok’s security measures ‘To address the evolving dangers’he said.

Those who are now entering Tiktok and do Search the hashtag are driven to a Link to support mental health.

France’s Digital Policy Minister Clara Tsapaz has spoken of a “collective victory” after authorities were pressing on the platform for about two months.

Stating that “The struggle for protecting our children on the internet does not stop there”, The pissed out pointing out: “I will not give up. The media prohibition Social networking before 15 years is the priority my”.

Protection of children on the internet is one ‘Hot’ theme in Brussels, as countries consider proposals for new EU rules that will limit the Use of social media by children. Politicians took advantage of the example of Skinnytok to raise their concerns.

The EU continues its research about its algorithms platform In the context of the blockage of the bloc on the content and law on digital services.

In 2024 Tiktok suspended and later withdrew the Tiktok Lite Reward Program – which rewarded their users for the time they dedicated to the screen – After concerns about his impact on Mental health.