1 October 2014
Cyberbullying and hurtful “fat jokes” are disturbingly prevalent in the social media environment, especially on Twitter, says the lead author of a study that analyzed well over a million social media posts and comments about weight matters. However, the researchers were also happy to find that the news was not all bad: many instances of support and advice were also observed, especially on blogs and forums.
http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/v5tIJfKoyxg/141001102416.htm
