Facebook parent company Meta has apologized for a glitch that Facebook users said sent automatic friend requests to any profile they viewed.
“We fixed a bug related to a recent app update that caused some Facebook friend requests to be sent mistakenly,” a spokesperson for Meta told The Daily Beast Friday. “We’ve stopped this from happening and we apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.”
The glitch appears to occur when one user visits another person’s profile, triggering an unsolicited friend request to be sent from the visitor to the profile owner.
This unexpected and involuntary action has raised concerns among users about potential violations of personal boundaries and the infringement of digital consent.
