How’s your Facebook access been during this past week?
The accounts of female members (only) it seems have been affected by a bug in the Facebook code base over the last week, with access to the accounts for the users disabled.
Users were requested to upload a form of photo ID, such as a drivers license. The Boy Genius Reports website quotes the following statement from Facebook on the matter …
Earlier today, we discovered a bug in a system designed to detect and disable likely fake accounts. The bug, which was live for a short period of time, caused a very small percentage of Facebook accounts to be mistakenly disabled. Upon discovering the bug, we immediately worked to resolve it. It’s now been fixed, and we’re in the process of reactivating and notifying the people who were affect