The company announced it was suspending its activities on Facebook to avoid being 'complicit' in a wide-ranging scandal over misuse of private data. It has deactivated the Playboy accounts that Playboy Enterprises manages, directly affecting some 25 million fans, according to the company.
The pages of both SpaceX and Tesla are now inactive. Each had around 2.6 million followers. Musk’s massive Facebook troll comes on the heels of a particularly bad week for the social media company.
The backlash has continued since then, with Facebook users showing concern over the disregard for their privacy and government officials demanding answers.
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Cooper Hefner took to Instagram to announce the decision. (Image: Instagram/cooperbhefner)
The adult entertainment group said it had long faced difficulties in dealing with Facebook due to 'strict content and policy guidelines' and that the revelations over hijacking of personal data by a political consulting firm was the final straw.
@serdarsprofile @brianacton I didn’t realize there was one. Will do.
Playboy said it was deactivating all the Facebook accounts managed by the company.
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"The recent news about Facebook's alleged mismanagement of users' data has solidified our decision to suspend our activity on the platform at this time," said a statement from Playboy.
"There are more than 25 million fans who engage with Playboy via our various Facebook pages, and we do not want to be complicit in exposing them to the reported practices."
The statement added: "Playboy has always stood for personal freedom and the celebration of sex. Today we take another step in that ongoing fight."
Elon Musk’s massive Facebook troll comes on the heels of a particularly bad week for the social media company. (Image: Reuters)
Facebook is facing a firestorm of protests and calls for investigations following disclosures that personal data on some 50 million users was hijacked by a consulting firm linked to Donald Trump's 2016 campaign.
It’s worth noting that Playboy, SpaceX, and Telsa are, however, still active on Instagram, which is owned by Facebook.
