CSCW '222nd AuthorHealth and Consultation Practices, Addictive Behaviors, and Social Re-entry; Health and Consultation Practices, Addictive Behaviors, and Social Re-entry
The Distressing Ads That Persist: Uncovering The Harms of Targeted Weight-Loss Ads Among Users with Histories of Disordered Eating
Targeted advertising can harm vulnerable groups when it targets individuals' personal and psychological vulnerabilities. We focus on how targeted weight-loss advertisements harm people with histories of disordered eating. We identify three features of targeted advertising that cause harm: the persistence of personal d…