Pinterest bans all weight loss ads

 

Pinterest is saying goodbye to heavy fall ads. They all hold back, making this network the first publicly available.

Pinterest bans all weight loss ads

The Association of National Eating Disorders has instructed Pinterest to update its policy as the search for healthier food, health, and health benefits intensify over the past year.

"A lot of people have physical and mental health issues, especially if we do not have COVID-19 issues," said Sarah Roma, the company's political division. "People are now under increasing pressure to join their human circles for the first time in years."

Pinterest is not alone in limiting skin tones. Both Instagram and Facebook won ads for a ‘wonderful’ diet and weight loss in 2019, but Pinterest was the first to ban all the ads.

The additional Pinterest advertising ban includes pre-and post-weight loss images, weight loss systems, and suppressors. The health promotion or medical services will remain.

Pinterest is a "social networking" site where users can store photos of jewelry, techniques, recipes, and visual ideas in the collections they upload. Actually, it's a horizontal chart. Users can explore almost any topic and search thousands of images to find inspiration.

Pinterest is the 14th most used social media platform in the world and was founded on young men and women. The most important social media campaigns are women between the ages of 25-34, according to a 2021 report by Hootsuite on social media.

Pinterest has a history of tracking content that contains bad news. People looking for keywords related to eating disorders, suicide or other mental health issues refer back to ways of recovery or psychotherapy.

Image editing is not the only thing that has limited the advertising program. Pinterest also prohibits the promotion of drugs, life-threatening animals, tobacco and illegal services, and content that contains foul language or age.

Savannah Fissurella is an employee at NPR's business counter.