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1. Yale Privacy Lab (privacylab@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 23-May-2019 18:33:05 EDT Yale Privacy Lab

   CrossFit decided Monday: "to deactivate all Facebook and Instagram pages indefinitely was fueled by growing data and privacy concerns with the social media giant..." https://morningchalkup.com/2019/05/23/crossfit-shutters-facebook-instagram-accounts-amid-data-privacy-concerns/

   1. jj (jj@social.privacytools.io)'s status on Friday, 24-May-2019 08:13:09 EDT jj

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      @privacylab Between Facebook and Instagram, CrossFit had 6 million followers. This was a brave move that I hope will set an example for more companies.

      Quote from announcement: "Facebook collects, aggregates, and sells user information as a matter of business. Its business model allows governments and businesses alike to use its algorithmically conjured advertising categories as sophisticated data-mining and surveillance tools."

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