For some Facebook users who posted a lot but make up one’s mind they want to post no more , it come along a glitch prevented them from free themselves from the platform . According to a new write up , there was a glitch that inhibited users who had “ a large number of posts ” from deleting their Facebook accounts .
VentureBeatreports that one user was unable to blue-pencil his Facebook visibility after assay to do so across several browsers and devices . He “ had contacted Facebook multiple times , ” VentureBeat report , “ and was even considering lease a attorney . ”
However , after the publication reached out to the societal connection , an engineer correct the issue , which was apparently a bug . When people with a lot of Facebook posts tried to delete their invoice , the caller “ would call up the number of posts that also need to be deleted , ” VentureBeat reported , adding that , “ If the call was hold too long because of the large bit of posts , the user would be presented with a blank pageboy and not be able to continue . ”
It ’s unreadable how many users experienced this outlet . VentureBeat only details one instance of this , and Facebook reportedly said they jazz of one other user who had the same problem .
This is hardly the first time Facebook has blame the machine for a wonky or , frankly , shitty drug user experience . In April , Facebookblamed a bugfor keep copies of TV users had taken but afterward discarded before posting . In June , it was a bug that temporarilychanged 1000000 of Facebook users ’ privacy configurations to public . The next calendar month , the social web disclosed that a microbe effectivelyunblocked userswithout informing the user . To name a few .
We have touch out to Facebook for gossip on this story and will update it when we get a line back .
Update 4:24pm ET : A Facebook interpreter confirmed to Gizmodo in an email that this was a bug that impacted people with a mountain of posts and that it has been resolved .
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