Australian news site flags Facebook in-app browser cookie defect, urges external browser

An Australian news website has warned users about a defect in Facebook's in-app browser that is intermittently disrupting access to its pages. According to a notice on the site, the in-app browser sometimes makes requests to websites without cookies that had already been set, preventing pages from loading as intended.

The site described the problem as a browser defect and said it should be addressed soon. In the meantime, it advised users who open links from Facebook to avoid the in-app browser as a workaround. Users were directed to enable cookies in their regular browsers and to continue using the Facebook app while opening links in an external browser instead of the in-app version.

The website provided step-by-step instructions to make that change. The notice indicated that a fix is expected from the browser provider. Until that arrives, the site recommends the external-browser workaround to ensure pages load with the necessary cookies.