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CrossFit, Inc. Suspends Use of Facebook and Associated Services

posted by janrinok on Sunday May 26 2019, @07:41PM   Printer-friendly
from the fit-of-pique dept.

CrossFit, Inc. Suspends Use of Facebook and Associated Services

canopic jug and an Anonymous Coward write:

CrossFit has announced in a press release that it has closed its Facebook accounts as of May 22, 2019. CrossFit is an almost 20 year old branded fitness regimen. Its press release goes into quite a bit of detail into the problems caused by use of Facebook and its subsidiary services such as Instagram and enumerates eight specific examples of deal-breakers.

Earlier on SN:
Facebook Still Tracks You After You Deactivate Your Account (2019)
Didn't Think Facebook Could Get Any Worse? Think Again. (2018)
Why No One Trusts Facebook (2014)

CrossFit, Inc. Suspends Use of Facebook and Associated Properties After Unexplained Ban

CrossFit, Inc. defends relentlessly the right of its affiliates, trainers, and athletes to practice CrossFit, build voluntary CrossFit associations and businesses, and speak openly and freely about the ideas and principles that animate our views of exercise, nutrition, and health. This website—and, until recently, CrossFit's Facebook and Instagram accounts—has long catalogued CrossFit's tireless defense of its community against overreaching governments, malicious competitors, and corrupt academic organizations.

Recently, Facebook deleted without warning or explanation the Banting7DayMealPlan user group. The group has 1.65 million users who post testimonials and other information regarding the efficacy of a low-carbohydrate, high-fat diet. While the site has subsequently been reinstated (also without warning or explanation), Facebook's action should give any serious person reason to pause, especially those of us engaged in activities contrary to prevailing opinion.

https://www.crossfit.com/battles/crossfit-suspends-facebook-instagram

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  • (Score: 5, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 26 2019, @09:43PM (3 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 26 2019, @09:43PM (#847995)

    Saw this quote over at BAR:

    "The media’s the most powerful entity on earth. They have the power to make the innocent guilty and to make the guilty innocent, and that’s power. Because they control the minds of the masses. The press is so powerful in its image-making role, it can make the criminal look like he’s the victim and make the victim look like he’s the criminal. This is the press, an irresponsible press. If you aren't careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed and loving the people who are doing the oppressing." --Malcolm X

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  • (Score: 3, Touché) by PartTimeZombie on Sunday May 26 2019, @10:31PM (1 child)

    by PartTimeZombie (4827) on Sunday May 26 2019, @10:31PM (#848014)

    If you aren't careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.

    So that's where Rupert Murdoch got the idea.

    • (Score: 2, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 26 2019, @10:46PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 26 2019, @10:46PM (#848022)

      Traditional news media is a money-loser, but vital infrastructure for the owners to influence opinion their way.

  • (Score: 2) by ElizabethGreene on Tuesday May 28 2019, @01:26AM

    by ElizabethGreene (6748) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday May 28 2019, @01:26AM (#848369) Journal

    it can make the criminal look like he’s the victim and make the victim look like he’s the criminal.

    I ran across an example of this earlier this week.

    The Chicago Times Tweet/Headline: https://twitter.com/chicagotribune/status/1131358003930836993 [twitter.com]

    A man who was paralyzed by a concealed carry permit holder in 2017 has died from injuries he suffered in the shooting, authorities say.

    The real story is "Man shot while attempting to carjack a concealed carry permit holder has died".