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The fact about Facebook Green BFF Security Check

Amidts all the data controvorsy that came out regarding Facebook and Cambrige Analytica. Some new rumors also came up convincing users that their social media accounts are safe from hackers if they type “BFF” in a comment and the comment appears green.

Spoiler alert: This is a total lie.

Even though the origin of these posts remain unclear, the principle behind the status is based on a misunderstanding of Facebook’s new features. In October 2017, Facebook rolled out a new animation feature that would be available when special words were used in comments. “BFF,” much like “congratulations” and “xoxo,” are terms that trigger multi-color text and animations when used. That’s it.

Facebook keeps on updating this list of keywords that trigger animation, which might be why some users see green when “BFF” is typed while others do not. “Rad” and “lmao” were recently added to the keyword list so it’s only a matter of time before a viral post links one of these phrases to some vague data-mining conspiracy.

And so A green “BFF” comment on Facebook is not an indication of whether or not the user’s account can be compromised. If a simple status update was all it took to confirm account security, there wouldn’t be a growing campaign to delete Facebook entirely.