August 24, 2022 07:26 am
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2022/8/24/23319552/facebook-bug-celebrity-spam-memes-carnage
A Facebook bug spammed celebrity comments to everyone for hours
Facebook experienced a bizarre bug on Wednesday morning that filled user feeds with endless posts from celebrity accounts. Multiple Verge staffers who attempted to use the social media network experienced the same issue, where their main News Feed was flooded with minor posts sent to pages for artists like Lady Gaga, Nirvana, and The Beatles. As of 5:15AM ET the issue appears to have been resolved after creating three hours of chaos.
Users were quick to take advantage of the bug and to send memes to celebrities that they knew would be shared far and wide. One widely shared image I saw on my own feed features a picture of a turkey sandwich with the caption, “If you see this share it to another celebrities Facebook page keep the turkey...
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2022/8/24/23319552/facebook-bug-celebrity-spam-memes-carnage
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