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Beijing time on September 23 news, Recently, Foreign media registered a message for 16-year-old girl's new account, With this account in TikTok#Weight loss drug #topic search, Found that nearly a third of the top 100 videos in the promotion of weight loss drugs, Some videos also appeared to treat epilepsy, Migraine prescription drugs. Some videos tagged to TikTok by the account were later deleted by the platform.

In 2020, TikTok updated its policy to ban ads for fasting apps and diet pills and limit ads for weight management products among adult users. However, some foreign media test accounts can still find videos selling diet pills on TikTok. To show obvious weight loss effects, some users also create video diaries while taking weight loss pills or share photos before and after taking them.

Health care experts say unproven dietary claims are dangerous for adults and adolescents alike.

TikTok did not comment, but told some media outlets that the platform does not allow the promotion or trading of prescription weight loss drugs and that content that violates the policy will be removed.

In January 2022, TikTok and Instagram shut down ads linking obesity to ADHD, saying patients could "stop overeating" by treating ADHD.

TikTok has been forced in the past to respond to harmful diet content on its platform. In 2021, a media report detailed how TikTok's algorithm made young girls watch diet and weight loss videos, putting them at risk. The story comes a day after TikTok announced it was working on "diverse recommendations" so users wouldn't be overwhelmed by a stream of similar content.

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