CrossFit storms off Facebook and Instagram, citing long list of grievances

guest · May 24, 2019

CrossFit storms off Facebook and Instagram, citing long list of grievances
‘Facebook is thus complicit in the global chronic disease crisis.’
May 24, 2019
https://www.theverge.com/tldr/2019/5/24/18638670/crossfit-facebook-instagram-suspends-delete

CrossFit, the branded workout regimen, deleted its Facebook and Instagram pages earlier this week and explained the reasoning through an impassioned press release. The announcement lists various reasons for the indefinite suspension of its accounts, including accusations that Facebook’s News Feeds are “censored and crafted to reflect the political leanings of Facebook’s utopian socialists.”

The issue stemmed from the deletion of a South Africa-based Facebook group, Banting 7 Day Meal Plans, which the company says happened without warning or explanation. [...] the deletion was the final straw in addition to CrossFit’s wariness over how Facebook handles user data.

Its position as a dissenting voice in the fitness industry is why CrossFit believes that it could be a target: “Facebook’s action should give any serious person reason to pause, especially those of us engaged in activities contrary to prevailing opinion.”

CEO Greg Glassman told the Morning Chalk Up, a CrossFit blog, that Facebook “doesn’t comport with my community standards for privacy and decency, so we’re out.” His list of grievances with the social networking site is extensive [...]
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CrossFit Shutters Facebook, Instagram Accounts Amid Data Privacy Concerns

In a nutshell: Facebook “doesn’t comport with my community standards for privacy and decency, so we’re out.”

CrossFit’s argument: Glassman was emphatic that the breakup with Facebook stems from a fundamental disagreement with how Facebook uses user data.
He also emphasized that the more CrossFit increases its reliance on the platform, the harder it will be to walk away in the future
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