Written in TECHNOLOGY He 12/5/2023 18:50

Are you one of those people who likes to stalk profiles Facebook? Well, next time you have to be careful, because thousands of users around the world are complaining because of the famous social network automatically sends friend requests to visited profiles.

It turns out that netizens were surprised this Friday by an error in the Meta application which was tasked with “avoiding” people who like to browse user accounts that have not been added as friends.

Already through other social networks such as Twitter, where internet users complained about the uncomfortable moment Facebook he let them in after noticing that his favorite platform was automatically sending friend requests to people who weren’t in his contact list and whose profiles they had recently visited.

Despite the fact that some users confirmed that this is a new update of the social network, others indicated that it was just a temporary glitch, so they advised against reviewing user profiles. Facebook because apps can betray them.

“Today we are stalking someone without having them on Facebook as friends. Facebook ratted us out, sent them requests out of the blue. Fallen soldiers”; “Don’t gossip the profile of anyone who doesn’t have friends on Facebook, because it automatically sends a friend request”; “This is what I experienced after letting my friend gossip on my Facebook and sending a friend request”; “Careful people- people reviewing Facebook profiles that they have no friends. An error occurred and a friend request was sent automatically,” read some of the comments that can be found on Twitter.

Likewise, Oliver Cragg, journalist and editor-in-chief of Android Authority, verified that simply by entering a user’s profile, in this case a colleague, the “add friend” button automatically changes to “invitation sent”, a situation which has caused great concern among users. Internet.

It should be noted that the problem is huge and has affected thousands of users, as it is not only happening in Mexico but worldwide in countries like the United Kingdom and the United States.

What did Facebook say about the bug?

After a few hours and after receiving thousands of complaints, Meta announced that it was their responsibility to fix the problem, which was a glitch in the social network that was integrated into its new update.

“We fixed a bug regarding a recent app update, which was causing some Facebook friend requests to be sent accidentally. We have prevented this from happening and apologize for the inconvenience caused.”

Therefore, you can now enter a stranger’s profile and browse fearlessly Facebook will show you off