For a brief period, Facebook blocked the phrase "everyone will know," creeping out plenty of online users. Typing the phrase on the social media site will pop up an error message that says that the action is blocked.
Just when Facebook was being applauded for its upcoming dislike button, it faces this glitch, which caused users to think that the site is up to something.
When user Lau05k asked about the bug on Question.com, it immediately became widespread. Redditors even started a thread about it on /r/mildlyinteresting.
"So my friend posted a status about this on Facebook about an hour ago and I thought he was full of s**t until I tried it myself lol I don't know what the hell is going on maybe its something for Halloween? But its scary as s**t. Maybe Mark Zuckerberg is hiding something? -shrugs-" user AsyluM226 commented on Question.com.
Facebook blocked the phrase when it's used on public statuses, comments and even private messages. Some online users liked a post regarding it without getting an error message, but when they typed in the "everyone will know" phrase on the comments section, they received an error message that instead says that they failed to like the post.
Since the error came to light, online users have been scratching their heads about it, wondering what's going on. But Melanie Ensign, part of Facebook's security communications team, has put the issue to rest.
"This was a mistake with our spam filter and our engineers have resolved the issue. We're constantly updating the rules used by our spam-fighting engine and this particular phrase erroneously got caught in the mix," Ensign explained to The Huffington Post.
The Huffington Post has also confirmed that the bug has already been fixed, so to those who are curious to test it out, you're a little too late.
The short-lived "everyone will know" error seems to be apt for the coming Halloween because of its spooky feel, but it doesn't seem to be some sort of Facebook's gimmick - just a regular ol' glitch.
