By tech2 News Staff / 01 May 2015 , 18:05
A Facebook bug had caused major issue for users such as disappearing posts and blocking links. The bug affected posts with links to content from outside of Facebook.
Users trying to post new links faced a security warning. Users who clicked on existing links also faced similar warnings, saying the link has been blocked for security purpose. Several posts containing links also disappeared.
The issue was first reported in Facebook’s developer’s forums.
A Facebook spokesperson told TheVerge, “An error in our system that helps block bad links on Facebook incorrectly marked some URLs as malicious or inappropriate. As a result, some existing posts were hidden, while other posts were blocked completely. We’ve resolved the issue and the remaining affected URLs are being unblocked. We apologize for the inconvenience this has caused.”
“There is a security bug with Facebook that is removing posts (seemingly from the last 24 hours and page posts today) as well as a second issue with links not working properly,” the company said in a statement.
Facebook has reportedly resolved the issue.
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