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YouTube to restrict teenagers’ exposure to videos about weight and fitness (www.theguardian.com)

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[-] otp@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

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

[-] Blxter@lemmy.zip 10 points 1 month ago

Not 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

[-] otp@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago

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.

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