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What’s all this about Facebook sending a friend request to anyone whose profile you’ve viewed?!

212 replies

fbnono · 12/05/2023 21:22

I am the worst for looking up people on Facebook and have done so several times in the last 48hrs. Just heard there was a glitch where Facebook was firing friend requests to anyone’s profile who you’ve visited! Can anyone confirm if this has happened to them before I panic?! 😂

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Mitchumforthewin · 12/05/2023 21:30

Sounds like bullshit so I wouldn’t worry too much!

BakedTattie · 12/05/2023 21:31

Apparently it was true but sorted out quickly

SmurfetteBlue · 12/05/2023 21:32

Go on to your activity log and click view connections. It would seem it's happened to me today 😳

StarDolphins · 12/05/2023 21:33

If this is true, I’m about to get a massive friends list😱

Hellocatshome · 12/05/2023 21:35

It was only for a small period of today but is very much true. Unfortunately during that small window I checked out the Facebook page of teenage sons very new not really official girlfriend 🙈 we are now friends because she accepted. DS will hit the roof when he finds out.

AnneBerlin · 12/05/2023 21:35

Yep. It's happened to me. First I knew was when people started accepting the requests 😫
I thought I was going mad, I didn't realise it was to do with a glitch. It's a bit embarrassing.

SisterSister23 · 12/05/2023 21:35

Yep. Happened to me! Thank god I had a slow stalking day 😂. Only on android phones though apparently.

FlamingoCroquet · 12/05/2023 21:35

surely it's - if you visit someone's page then you'll appear in their 'people you might know'

JMSA · 12/05/2023 21:36

Hellocatshome · 12/05/2023 21:35

It was only for a small period of today but is very much true. Unfortunately during that small window I checked out the Facebook page of teenage sons very new not really official girlfriend 🙈 we are now friends because she accepted. DS will hit the roof when he finds out.

Sorry, but GrinGrinGrin

Hellocatshome · 12/05/2023 21:36

FlamingoCroquet · 12/05/2023 21:35

surely it's - if you visit someone's page then you'll appear in their 'people you might know'

Thats how its supposed to work. Today there was a glitch and actual friend requests were sent.

FlamingoCroquet · 12/05/2023 21:37

Looks like I'm wrong - didn't know about this glitch!

CoffeeAndFagToStartTheDay · 12/05/2023 21:38

fuuuuuuuuuckkk

hereiamagainn · 12/05/2023 21:39

CoffeeAndFagToStartTheDay · 12/05/2023 21:38

fuuuuuuuuuckkk

indeed.

MamaDollyorJesus · 12/05/2023 21:40

Hellocatshome · 12/05/2023 21:35

It was only for a small period of today but is very much true. Unfortunately during that small window I checked out the Facebook page of teenage sons very new not really official girlfriend 🙈 we are now friends because she accepted. DS will hit the roof when he finds out.

You're probably best just changing your name & leaving the country 😂

CoffeeAndFagToStartTheDay · 12/05/2023 21:41

anyone know what the times period was? please 🙏

Blablablanamechangagain · 12/05/2023 21:41

Hellocatshome · 12/05/2023 21:35

It was only for a small period of today but is very much true. Unfortunately during that small window I checked out the Facebook page of teenage sons very new not really official girlfriend 🙈 we are now friends because she accepted. DS will hit the roof when he finds out.

🤣🤣🤣🤣

Hellocatshome · 12/05/2023 21:41

MamaDollyorJesus · 12/05/2023 21:40

You're probably best just changing your name & leaving the country 😂

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Probably and now I feel like I cant unfriend her because that is probably worse 🙈

Redglitter · 12/05/2023 21:42

SisterSister23 · 12/05/2023 21:35

Yep. Happened to me! Thank god I had a slow stalking day 😂. Only on android phones though apparently.

No, there was an article released about it which said it affected iphones too

hereiamagainn · 12/05/2023 21:43

I checked my log and looks like I’m safe. Thank God.

Starhead69 · 12/05/2023 21:43

Haha! Glad I’ve avoided facey today

HangingOver · 12/05/2023 21:43

It was only for a small period of today but is very much true. Unfortunately during that small window I checked out the Facebook page of teenage sons very new not really official girlfriend 🙈 we are now friends because she accepted. DS will hit the roof when he finds out

Oh my life

SisterSister23 · 12/05/2023 21:44

@Redglitter oh really! I read it was androids and I have an android so thought it was true.

Valour · 12/05/2023 21:44

It happened to me too, I was stalking the profile of someone random and I got a "friend request accepted" notification! Then he messaged and asked if he knew me! 😱
I pretended I thought he was someone I went to school with...

girlfriend44 · 12/05/2023 21:44

Another thing is that Facebook unfriends people without them knowing.

If you have been unfriended, the person might not know.

I noticed it this week and asked the person if they had unfriended me. I knew they hadn't. They said it happened to them a few times, that Facebook unfriended people and they did not know.

girlfriend44 · 12/05/2023 21:44

Another thing is that Facebook unfriends people without them knowing.

If you have been unfriended, the person might not know.

I noticed it this week and asked the person if they had unfriended me. I knew they hadn't. They said it happened to them a few times, that Facebook unfriended people and they did not know.