Log into my Facebook and get my Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp locked

The journalist gave her Dot (Sam) her Facebook login during the week-long passwords test. Meta's systems flagged the agent's activity as a bot, and her Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp accounts were temporarily locked.

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How it works

Journalist shares her Facebook login with Sam (Dots)
Sam operates inside the account
Meta flags the activity as bot-like
Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp are temporarily locked

Why it’s worth knowing

One agent login on Facebook cascaded into a temporary lockout across three separate Meta apps at once.

Where it’s from

Summarized from a public post on scientificamerican.com. See the original ↗

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