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There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
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Shape wrote an article about Georgia Tech's Munmun de Choudhury and her team that looked at 2.5 million pro-eating disorder posts on Instagram between 2011 and 2014. They found that instead of the ban squashing the activity of pro-eating disorder communities—which exist to share content that encourages eating disorders like anorexia and bulimia—it actually ended up forcing members to become more engaged.
Read the full article here: http://www.shape.com/lifestyle/mind-and-body/banning-pro-eating-disorder-words-instagram-doesnt-work
