Pinterest Becomes First Social Media Platform To Ban Weight Loss Ads

Pinterest has become the first social media platform to ban all advertisements with weight loss language and imagery, including those that idealize or denigrate certain body types, the company announced on Thursday.Additionally, the picture-based social network said it would also ban advertisements containing testimonials about weight loss or weight loss products, as well as those that mention body mass index (BMI) or similar indexes."This stance makes Pinterest the only major platform to prohib...