Content warning: This piece includes descriptions of eating disorders and self-harm that may be triggering to some readers. Soon after E turned 16, she started seeing TikToks that urged her to lose weight. People in the “SkinnyTok” community called them “harsh motivation.”Some girls printed out photos of underweight models and taped them to their fridge doors. The groups proliferated after Elon Musk bought the platform in 2022, and users say they have flourished due to lack of moderation. TikTok says it has cracked down on these types of posts, saying pro-eating-disorder content is banned on its platform and that it has taken other steps to mitigate the issue.