French minister reports #SkinnyTok to regulator over anorexia concerns

France is taking action against a TikTok trend promoting extreme thinness among young women and girls, as it could lead to body-shaming and anorexia. The minister for digital media reported the issue to authorities, noting over 500,000 associated posts. A parliamentary commission is examining social media's impact on children, while the regulator Arcom is gathering info on the trend's scale and TikTok's response. The EU requires platforms like TikTok to protect minors from harmful content. In France alone, up to 40,000 people suffer from anorexia nervosa, a severe psychiatric illness. TikTok has removed posts and added support messages for eating disorders.