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An unusual bug on Facebook briefly labelled many people as dead.
The error on Friday caused the social network to show a memorial banner on user profiles for people who were still alive.
Users posted status updates to reassure friends and family they were not dead, despite Facebook's message.
"Victims" of the Facebook death bug included founder Mark Zuckerberg himself.
A Facebook spokesperson apologies for the monumental ****-up:
"This was a terrible error...
Did Facebook tell your friends that you had died?
An unusual bug on Facebook briefly labelled many people as dead.
The error on Friday caused the social network to show a memorial banner on user profiles for people who were still alive.
Users posted status updates to reassure friends and family they were not dead, despite Facebook's message.
"Victims" of the Facebook death bug included founder Mark Zuckerberg himself.
A Facebook spokesperson apologies for the monumental ****-up:
"This was a terrible error...
Did Facebook tell your friends that you had died?