Editing Body image (section)

==== Attempted social media tackling of the issue ====
In an attempt to tackle such issues, the UK launched a national campaign called Be Real, after findings showed 76% of secondary school students who learnt about body confidence in class felt more positive about themselves.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Almost a third of 11-16 year-olds have body image anxiety |url=http://academytoday.co.uk/Article/almost-a-third-of-11-16-year-olds-have-body-image-anxiety |access-date=November 1, 2017 |publisher=Academy Today}}</ref> The stated goal of this movement was to improve body confidence through educational resources provided to schools, and persuading the media, businesses, and the diet industry to endorse different body shapes and sizes instead.<ref name=":312" />

Social media platforms such as Instagram have banned the use of "thinspiration and "thinspo" related hashtags. Other solutions include the promotion of hashtags such as #SelfLove and #BodyPositivity,<ref name=":34">{{Cite news |last=Lanquist |first=Lindsey |title=20 Side-by-Side Photos That Show How Misleading Social Media Can Be |url=https://www.self.com/story/side-by-side-photos |access-date=November 1, 2017 |work=Self}}</ref> and the promotion of "transformation photos", side-by-side images displaying an individual's fitness or weight-loss progress, which users have utilized to showcase the deceptiveness of social media. Eating Disorder Hope launched the Pro-Recovery Movement, a live Twitter chat encouraging sufferers to celebrate self-love and a positive body image, through recovery subject matters.<ref name=":35">{{Cite web |date=October 6, 2016 |title=Positive Uses of Social Media in Body Image Advocacy |url=https://www.eatingdisorderhope.com/blog/positive-uses-social-media-body-image-advocacy |access-date=November 1, 2017 |publisher=Eating Disorder Hope}}</ref> [[Project HEAL]] introduced a campaign called #WhatMakesMeBeautiful,<ref>{{Cite news |date=February 22, 2016 |title=#WhatMakesMeBeautiful Campaign With Heal Project |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/clementine-desseaux/what-makes-me-beautiful-heal-project_b_9287398.html |access-date=November 1, 2017 |publisher=HuffPost UK}}</ref> with the stated aim of celebrating admirable attributes other than appearance.<ref name=":35" />

There have been recent demands for social media sites to highlight photos that have been edited and prevent universal publication.<ref name=":36">{{cite news |last1=Leon |first1=Harmon |date=August 15, 2019 |title=The Dark Truth Behind Photo Editing Apps That 'Perfect' Your Appearance |url=https://observer.com/2019/08/photoshop-apps-false-physical-narratives-psychological-effects/ |access-date=March 22, 2021 |website=Observer}}</ref>