Embarrassing Facebook glitch exposes snoopers checking out your social page – The Mirror

Friend requests were automatically sent to any Facebook profiles people had viewed due to the bug, so panicked users scrambled to cancel them as quickly as possibleSocial media users were staggered after a bug made some embarrassing snooping public (Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto)Facebook users were caught out last week by an “embarrassing” glitch which led to friend requests automatically being sent to any profiles people had viewed. Users scrambled to cancel the requests as quickly as possible after the bug happened recently following an app update. The social media giant, led by Mark Zuckerberg, has apologised and urged users to review pending friend requests in their activity log. But some users have rejoiced at the gaffe, calling the “funniest thing Facebook has ever done”, because it may allow people to see who has been snooping their profiles – whether it’s exes, colleagues or distant relatives. Facebook users received strange friend requests last week ( Image: Getty Images) Others called the technical glitch “embarrassing” and “awkward”. “That explains the friend requests I got,” one woman posted on social media. Another said: “These platforms are so dangerous for people’s mental health.” A third stated: “Imagine you stalked your ex or your enemy, and
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