QuantumSpecter@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoYouTube to restrict teenagers’ exposure to videos about weight and fitnesswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square30fedilinkarrow-up1212arrow-down17
arrow-up1205arrow-down1external-linkYouTube to restrict teenagers’ exposure to videos about weight and fitnesswww.theguardian.comQuantumSpecter@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square30fedilink
minus-squareotp@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·edit-22 months agoWeightlifting at certain young ages can be harmful. I’m not sure if that’s part of the motivation as I’m not certain what the ages are, but that’s something else to consider. EDIT: Typo
minus-squareBlxter@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down2·2 months agoNot more harmful than being obese. Or damage caused by body image issues. Obesity is one of the leading risk factors for early death Obesity is responsible for millions of premature deaths each year https://ourworldindata.org/obesity
minus-squareotp@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoI didn’t say that it is. But to your second point, as others have mentioned, body image issues are likely the biggest reason for the change discussed in the OP.
Weightlifting at certain young ages can be harmful. I’m not sure if that’s part of the motivation as I’m not certain what the ages are, but that’s something else to consider.
EDIT: Typo
Not more harmful than being obese. Or damage caused by body image issues.
https://ourworldindata.org/obesity
I didn’t say that it is.
But to your second point, as others have mentioned, body image issues are likely the biggest reason for the change discussed in the OP.