Replace, 12 Might, 2023 (11:16 AM ET): It seems as if Fb’s auto-friend request bug has been fastened (phew). We’ve checked a number of unfollowed profiles on completely different accounts and didn’t see any undesirable buddy requests being despatched. Meta has but to touch upon what the difficulty was, however for now it appears secure to peek at your crush as soon as once more.
Yikes. Should you’re within the behavior of stalking profiles on Fb you may wish to respect folks’s privateness for somewhat bit. In accordance with many experiences from disgruntled customers throughout social media, Fb is sending unintended buddy requests to different customers simply by taking a look at their profiles.
There are many experiences on Fb and Twitter with customers complaining concerning the bug, however we needed to check it for ourselves to make certain. Seems that it’s completely actual. Test it out in motion within the video beneath and pay attention to my faucets contained in the Fb app. You’ll discover that whereas I clicked on my great colleague Hadlee’s profile (look, I don’t use Fb in any other case we’d already be friends, okay), there was no corresponding faucet on the “Add buddy” button, it simply despatched it routinely. Hadlee additionally confirmed that he acquired my buddy request.
umm… you may wish to keep away from clicking on consumer profiles on Fb for a bit. it’s auto-sending buddy requests. pic.twitter.com/ettkXhvXV1
It’s not clear what the reason for the bug is, but it surely doesn’t but present on Meta’s Platform Bug Experiences web site. We’ll hold you up to date on any modifications, however for now, your most secure wager is to not click on on any profiles that aren’t already in your buddy checklist. We’ve contacted Meta relating to the unsolicited buddy requests and can replace this text once we hear again.
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