Facebook Design Flaw Let Thousands of Kids Join Chats With Unauthorized Users

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By BeauHDJul 22, 2019, 9:25 pm116 pts
A design flaw in Facebook's Messenger Kids app allowed children to enter group chats with unapproved strangers. "For the past week, Facebook has been quietly closing down those group chats and alerting users, but has not made any public statements disclosing the issue," reports The Verge. The alert reads as…

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