Google Removes Calorie Count After People Accuse App of 'Shaming' Them
By William Vaillancourt
October 17, 2017
A new Google feature available to a small number of iPhone users did not last more than 24 hours as some complained that it “shamed” them for their diet or exercise habits.
Google Maps had added a tool that shows users how many calories they could burn by walking, as opposed to driving, to their destination, according to Buzzfeed.
Critics, however, charged that this was “thoughtless and reckless” and could even trigger those who suffer from eating disorders:
Anyone else feel like the google maps mini cupcake feature reinforces the idea that all exercise must be atonement for the sin of eating?
— Megan Westgate (@sosaysm) October 16, 2017
I truly can’t wrap my head around how thoughtless and reckless this is as an automatic feature!! Especially with no intuitive way to opt out
— Anne Richard (@anneoclock) October 14, 2017
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