Reddit banned eating disorder support group subs.

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[–][deleted] 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

why have pro in the title if it's not really pro tho

[–]Starlight_Fire[S] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I believe the person who created the sub long before had made it to be like that (encouraging of EDs), but other mods had taken over. In the years I was a part of that sub, it was always the rule that you couldn't promote or glorify EDs.

If the Reddit admins took even a moment to look at the sub & not just the title, they would see it was just a support group.

I do believe the title (not the content) was the reason it was banned. Reddit didn't offer for the title to be changed, or give any warning. They just banned a support system of 30k+ people who were then scattered and possibly not able to find alternatives.

[–][deleted] 9 insightful - 1 fun9 insightful - 0 fun10 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

how about make a new sub but with a better name

[–]FictionalSalad 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Yeah, pretty much anyone who sees that is going to assume its encouraging eating disorders.

I don't care if you have a sub called "/r/moneyformurder" where you talking about funeral planning options and end of life estate planning matters, it looks really shitty.

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I bet it is pro. A lot of people are because of this society putting a premium on losing weight. But you just have to eat less not force yourself to throw up.