AI Agent Blunder: ChatGPT Codex Gets 20-Year-Old Facebook Account Banned
StewartalsopIII · x · 2026-08-01
A user experienced a severe mishap while trying to use ChatGPT Codex to help set up Meta ads. Because the AI agent retried creating a page too many times, it triggered the platform's anti-bot mechanisms, leading to the rate-limiting and suspension of the user's over 20-year-old Facebook account.
This incident sparked a discussion about the maturity of current "computer use" technology. Commenters noted that if AI operating real accounts is consistently flagged as bots and banned by anti-cheat systems, the capability is far from "solved" in practical environments, and automation still carries high account security risks.
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