Facebook: a bug fills the news feed with messages addressed to stars

By Martin Leduc Published on August 24, 22 at 9:47 am News See my news Follow this media On this user’s Facebook thread, many messages addressed to Eminem, Snoop Dogg, or even Lebron James are displayed. (©Actu.fr / LG)A bug totally disrupts the social network Facebook, this Wednesday, August 24, 2022. Rather than seeing the traditional press articles, jokes, and photos of their loved ones, users were surprised to see their news feed flooded with messages aimed at celebrities. An apparently widespread problem Many Internet users have reported the problem, especially on the other social network Twitter. See the tweet See the tweet See the tweet On the website Down detector, which lists outages on the Internet, many reports concerning Facebook have arrived. Down Detector lists a large number of bug reports on Facebook. (©Down detector screenshot)Users are taking advantage of the situationAnd if they must have been surprised at the beginning, users are now taking advantage of the situation to a fairly large extent. Videos: currently on Actu See the tweet We can, for example, see people who take the opportunity to share prize pools, or jokes on the pages of celebrities. In this way, they consider that they have a better chance that their publication will be seen. On his thread, this user was surprised to see messages addressed to Eminem, Snoop Dogg or even Lebron James. (©Facebook screenshot) As of this writing, Meta, which owns Facebook, has yet to respond. Was this article helpful to you? Note that you can follow Actu in the My Actu space. In one click, after registration, you will find all the news of your favorite cities and brands.