A few users have experienced an unusual phenomena wherein they are encountered with an error while typing the phrase, “Everyone will know” into text boxes in Facebook.
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Ensign explained that the social network is constantly updating the rules for its spam-fighting engine, and that particular phrase got erroneously caught in the mix.
According to Melanie Ensign, the one handling Facebook’s cybersecurity communications and advocacy, this was simply a mistake that made the spam filter misidentify the three words as inappropriate or offensive.
Several Reddit users posted issues they faced when trying to post the phrase. HuffPost also independently confirmed that the phrase is no longer blacklisted from Facebook and now it can be posted.
The malicious program gives users an error saying “Action blocked our security systems have detected that a lot of people are posting the same content, which could mean that it’s spam”.
Facebook’s spam filter problem was also discussed by dozens of people on Reddit after user system_requirements claimed they were unable to use the phrase in a status update or when commenting.
The Huffington Post reported that the issue has been solved and netizens are able to write “Everyone will know”. Apparently, users attempting the feat received an “Action blocked” warning. And very briefly, the message with the phrase would be removed, with the statement: “This message was removed because it contains blocked or harmful content”.
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We’re sure glad that Facebook has such an innocent explanation for the spooky “everyone will know” incident. We wonder whether such a super list of banned words actually exists.
