The Simple Way Instagram Is Combating Self-Harm And Body Image Issues

In addition to launching these tools, as part of their partnership with Seventeen, Instagram hopes to actively promote positive body image and self-love using the hashtag #PerfectlyMe. Users can post photos of themselves with the hashtag to show their support for body positivity and self-confidence.

COO of Instagram, Marne Levine, explained to The Huffington Post why this initiative is so important to young women specifically.

“Young women and teens, especially, have so many incredible stories to tell,” she said. “We want to make it easier for them to do that and to build a platform where they are surrounded by a community that celebrates and supports them.”

Levine added that keeping the platform ? and the communities that have formed on it ? safe and positive is one of the most important goals for Instagram. 

“Instagram is where people go to tell their visual stories,” Levine said. “It is important that they feel safe and comfortable and have control over what they share. When people are able to be open and honest, they can find incredible communities of support on the platform.”

Scroll below to see a few #PerfectlyMe images.