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Saturday, February 9, 2013

Facebook Breaks Major Websites With Redirection Bug [feedly]


   This is just one more reason and example why Facebook (and all its glory) should be held accountable if there is proof a website that utilizes their sign in process, which essentially makes money for Facebook through direct advertising, should pay up!  

 
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Facebook Breaks Major Websites With Redirection Bug
johnsnails writes "Some of the biggest news sites in the world disappeared yesterday when Facebook took over the internet with a redirection bug. Visitors to sites such as The Washington Post, BuzzFeed, the Gawker network, NBC News and News.com.au were immediately transferred to a Facebook error page upon loading their intended site. It was fixed quickly, and Facebook provided this statement: 'For a short period of time, there was a bug that redirected people logging in with Facebook from third party sites to Facebook.com. The issue was quickly resolved, and Login with Facebook is now working as usual.'"

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