How I Earned $500 for Getting Trapped in a Private Facebook Event
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Summary
A Facebook event admin has the capability of trapping people inside a Facebook event, and the victim will not be able to leave, even if they want to.
This is done by blocking the person who wants to leave, and the victim will then be permanently registered as “Going”, even though they have tried to remove themselves from the event.
The author was able to identify this flaw and reported it to Facebook, who rewarded him with $500 for his finding.
This is an important reminder for people to be aware of their privacy settings, especially on social media platforms.