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Facebook reported Monday that it is warning more than 800,000 users that a software error temporarily unblocked people in the social network and in
The error was active between May 29 and June 5 and was repaired, according to the company, which is trying to regain the trust of its users after the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
"We know that the ability to block someone is important," acknowledged the privacy officer, Erin Egan, in a blog. " We would like to apologize and explain what happened," he said.
The ability to block someone on Facebook prevents you from seeing posts in a profile, logging in as friends or starting a conversation in Messenger, social network messaging .
"There are many reasons why people are blocking others on Facebook," said Egan: "Perhaps their relationship has changed or they may want to take a break from someone who publishes content that bores them ".
Users also block for harsher reasons, such as harassment or intimidation, Egan adds.
A software error does not restore friends connections cut off on the social network, according to the company. 19659003] Facebook's chief, Mark Zuckerberg, was called to testify at the beginning of the year to the European Parliament and the US Congress on the scandal of the personal data leak of over 87 million users of the social network by Cambridge Analytica.
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