‘It shows me mental health things … and keeps spamming diets’: a qualitative, spatial perspective on how people with eating disorders experience algorithms shaping their movement across social media

The findings suggest that participants recovering from EDs often sought to steer themselves towards social media spaces that enhanced their well-being, but algorithms frequently complicated these journeys, which merits further attention in research, practice and policy.

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Journal of Eating Disorders
Published
2026-01-05
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https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-025-01514-5
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Eating Disorders and Behaviors
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‘It shows me mental health things … and keeps spamming diets’: a qualitative, spatial perspective on how people with eating disorders experience algorithms shaping their movement across social media

Anna Kirsten Brown, Helen Malson, Paula Saukko
Journal of Eating Disorders
Eating Disorders and Behaviors
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‘It shows me mental health things … and keeps spamming diets’: a qualitative, spatial perspective on how people with eating disorders experience algorithms shaping their movement across social media

Anna Kirsten Brown, Helen Malson, Paula Saukko
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Abstract

The findings suggest that participants recovering from EDs often sought to steer themselves towards social media spaces that enhanced their well-being, but algorithms frequently complicated these journeys, which merits further attention in research, practice and policy.

Journal of Eating DisordersVol. 14(1)
Loughborough University (GB), University of the West of England (GB), Monash University (AU)
Openalex Percentile: Top 97%
Eating Disorders and Behaviors
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