![]() Women also made choices about how they engaged with other bodies online. Some women promoted this practice by using hashtags such as #filterfreefriday or #noedit. To challenge the pressures enhanced images can bring, many women chose to represent their “real”, “raw” and imperfect bodies without editing out stretch marks or body fat. ![]() Why social media 'fitspiration' can fail: Weight-inclusive fitness posts are more likely to motivate young women to exercise They also increasingly blocked and reported followers who are offering unsolicited advice and negative or sexualised comments. In our work with exercising women who use Instagram, we found many everyday examples of how they thoughtfully navigated online spaces to reduce risk and minimise harm to themselves and others.įor instance, when confronted with unrealistic body standards, women were making active choices to strategically curate their social media worlds by blocking, unfollowing – also known as “pruning” – content they found unhealthy or unrelatable. ![]() Luis Alvarez/Getty Images Instagram’s potential as a positive space Women are actively curating their social media experiences to reduce the negative impacts of apps like Instagram. ![]()
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