User:Emilym1004/sandbox

Brainstorm:

I want to add a paragraph about the impact of Instagrams ads of celebrities promoting unhealthy and unregulated powders and vitamins in order to have 'celebrity bodies', and how instagram is working to change this due to the negative impact they have on young people's body image. I will add information regarding how constantly viewing retouched images and ads of this nature can negatively impact girls body image negatively. ->https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20190311-how-social-media-affects-body-image (increased scrolling increased dissatisfaction) ->https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/19/business/instagram-posts-cosmetic-surgery-diet-products-trnd/index.html(Insta's policy change)

-> https://abcnews.go.com/Business/instagram-announces-policies-promoting-diet-products-cosmetic-procedures/story?id=65716682 (Insta's policy change)

-> https://www.marketwatch.com/story/heres-why-kids-wont-see-ads-for-detox-teas-and-lip-injections-on-instagram-and-facebook-anymore-2019-09-19 (talks about impact of social media weight loss culture and its negative impact on young people)

-> https://www.insider.com/how-social-media-affects-body-image (talks about social media direct impact on body image)

-> Under weight section a source is missing this may be a good source to put for concerns surrounding childhood obesity and depression https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5115694/

->https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2019/09/19/instagram-cracks-down-weigh-loss-ads-miraculous-claims/2373277001/ (Brown, 2019)

->https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/beware-products-promising-miracle-weight-loss (FDA.gov)

Paragraph for body positivity page (under brand and social media section)
Social Media plays a role in the body positivity movement as it offers a platform where people of varying communities can come together and learn about the different bodies that make up the world. Instagram and Facebook are some social platforms that, as of 2019, have created a body positive policy that made it so advertisements for cosmetic surgery, weight loss supplements, and detox products, are unable to be viewed by underaged demographics(Brown, 2019). This is in order to promote loving the body you are in rather than taking, supplements, some unregulated by the FDA, to meet the societal expectations. By instating this policy Instagram is making it known that they are working towards making their platform one that nurtures body positivity rather than promoting body negativity and creating body image issues in their younger users. Another way that social media platforms, specifically Instagram, aid the body positivity movement is through creating open spaces for dialogue about self love and body image issues, which allows for the empowerment of many. An example of accounts that promote body positivity are @iweigh and @jameelajamil, both run by Jameela Jamil, who helped push Instagram to make policy changes regarding weight loss supplements and fit teas, offers a platform to under represented groups, regardless of race, ability, gender, weight, or sexual orientation, through interviews and highlights. The importance of accounts like Jamil's is it empowers people in all bodies and reinforces the presence of body positivity on social media. .