Facebook bug caused users' feeds to be flooded with bizarre celebrity posts

clock • 2 min read
Facebook bug caused users' feeds to be flooded with bizarre celebrity posts
Image:

Facebook bug caused users' feeds to be flooded with bizarre celebrity posts

The issue affected thousands of users worldwide

Facebook experienced a strange glitch on Wednesday which resulted in users' feeds being littered with posts from unknown people featuring celebrities. Many Facebook users who tried to use the pl...

To continue reading this article...

Join Computing

  • Unlimited access to real-time news, analysis and opinion from the technology industry
  • Receive important and breaking news in our daily newsletter
  • Be the first to hear about our events and awards programmes
  • Join live member only interviews with IT leaders at the ‘IT Lounge’; your chance to ask your burning tech questions and have them answered
  • Access to the Computing Delta hub providing market intelligence and research
  • Receive our members-only newsletter with exclusive opinion pieces from senior IT Leaders

Join now

 

Already a Computing member?

Login

Most read
01

Ransomware targets London branch of China's ICBC

13 September 2024 • 2 min read
02
03

Teen arrested over TfL cyberattack

13 September 2024 • 3 min read

Sign up to our newsletter

The best news, stories, features and photos from the day in one perfectly formed email.

More on Social Networking

TikTok likely contributed to record AfD vote share in German elections

TikTok likely contributed to record AfD vote share in German elections

Analysts suggest platform was 'extraordinarily influential'

Penny Horwood
clock 04 September 2024 • 3 min read
Brazil bans X

Brazil bans X

Even VPN access is banned

clock 02 September 2024 • 3 min read
Ofcom tells social media platforms to 'act now' amidst UK unrest

Ofcom tells social media platforms to 'act now' amidst UK unrest

Expresses concern about digital platforms being used to spread hatred

clock 08 August 2024 • 3 min read