Malcolm Owen
Numerous iPhone users discovered they were logged out from the Facebook app on Friday evening, a problem put down to a "configuration change" by the social network.
Posts from iPhone users started to appear on social media and Reddit on Friday evening, claiming they were logged out from the Facebook app after their session expired. The sign-in prompt appeared on their devices, despite not logging themselves out from the account on their smartphone.
Users who had set up two-factor authentication on their accounts were also having trouble logging back in, as there were long delays in the sending out of text messages for those who elected for SMS-based codes.
Furthermore, it seems that only iPhone users were affected, rather than those using Android or other devices.
So Facebook, heard it was a "configuration change".
— Facebook App (@facebookapp) January 23, 2021
to the engineers who fixed the issue and patiently tried to explain the cause to us to no avail. https://t.co/AUARhCZ7W2
A post from Facebook's support teams appeared on Facebook and Twitter at 1:37am eastern time, advising it was aware of login issues, and that it was working to fix the problem. In a statement to Engadget, Facebook believed the issues were down to a "configuration change," but details of the change were not provided.
A resolution was declared five hours later, again without clarification of what caused the authentication problem.
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It was probably due to the addition of "App Privacy" information being added. Facecrook most likely currently holds the record on Apple's app store for the longest "App Privacy" declaration, not to mention the most invasive app as well.
Go to the app store and take a look at Facecrook and scroll down to the "App Privacy" section. If any one would actually read what Facecrook was doing they would most likely quit Facecrook.
I would be better if Facebook automatically logged the user out, deleted the app from the phone and then automatically deleted their profile from Facebook servers.
I deleted Facebook and deactivated my account two weeks ago. Best decision ever. Facebook is a sewer and is, in my view, destructive, if not evil. It’s literally made to addict you. I did the same with Twitter. And I changed my default search to DuckDuck Go.
Mmmmhn. Yeah right. This why I deleted my Facebook account. Their reputation is in shambles and they only make it worse all by themselves.
And this is a bad thing?