Tackling the promotion of extreme thinness on social media

Question for written answer E-001820/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Catherine Griset (PfE)

The French Government recently called on the Commission to take action against the SkinnyTok trend on TikTok, which promotes extreme thinness among young girls.

This is not the first time this trend has reared its head. It is one of a number of harmful effects that social media has on minors, such as targeted advertising, screen addiction, reduced physical activity, harassment and even learning difficulties.

• 1.To curb this abuse, will the Commission take steps to force platforms not to promote these trends and to change their algorithms accordingly, for example by reducing the number of viewers SkinnyTok influencers have?
• 2.Has it made any progress towards finding age verification tools and tools to limit the amount of time minors spend using these platforms?

Submitted: 6.5.2025