Facebook logo is pictured on a laptop screen in Moscow on August 26, 2021. - Russia has fined Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp for failing to store the data of Russian users on local servers, the ...

Meta said it's now fixed a Facebook bug that was sending automatic friend requests when users visited profiles through the app — which was bad news for anyone covertly visiting others’ profiles on the ...

Update #2, 12 May, 2023 (01:44 PM ET): Meta has responded with the following official statement: ““We fixed a bug related to a recent app update that caused some Facebook friend requests to be sent ...

As of early 2026, Facebook has refined its privacy architecture around friend requests, responding to growing concerns over spam, data scraping, and unwanted digital access. The platform now ...

Lurkers beware — a Facebook glitch sent automatic friend requests to profiles that users clicked on. The glitch occurred as a result of an update to the Facebook app. While the bug was fixed, people ...

Learn to track unanswered friend requests on desktop and app, with tips to cancel unwanted requests Reviewed by Jon Fisher ...