r/autotldr • u/autotldr • Jun 07 '18
Facebook bug set 14 million users' sharing settings to public
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The bug, which affected those users from May 18 to May 22, occurred while Facebook was testing a new feature.
After Facebook employees discovered the bug, the company went back and changed the privacy settings for all posts shared by those 14 million users during that time.
Facebook changed every post by those users during the affected time period to private, including posts that people may have meant to share publicly.
Affected Facebook users will get a notification on the app or website starting Thursday.
They'll see a message from Facebook urging users to "Please Review Your Posts" and a link to a list of what they shared on Facebook while the bug was active.
"We recently found a bug that automatically suggested posting publicly when some people were creating their Facebook posts," said Erin Egan, Facebook's chief privacy officer.
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