CONFIRMED: Facebook has *banned* anyone from linking to Pixelfed. #MetaBlockingPixelfed
I just tried posting a message on Facebook that reads: "Anyone here using Pixelfed?" with a link to Pixelfed.Social
Within *seconds* I got a post saying my post was banned.
Screenshots below.
update: Tried again, this time it worked, writing a longer post and putting the words in apostrophes.
Putting the words in apostrophes may’ve worked as it prevents pixelfed.social from being linked to. It must be then the URL, not the “pixelfed” keyword, that is being blocked.
Someone else reported that if they posted it with a picture that was fine, and I think someone else said if they posted it in a longer message, that also worked.
https://mastodon.online/@DrPen@mastodon.social/113819854078612789
This seems more likely to be an automated spam filter that kills short messages with links in them.
Are you referring to this bit?
Putting the words in apostrophes may’ve worked as it prevents pixelfed.social from being linked to. It must be then the URL, not the “pixelfed” keyword, that is being blocked.
Someone else reported that if they posted it with a picture that was fine, and I think someone else said if they posted it in a longer message, that also worked.
Ah makes sense, thanks for the clarification! I’d pin this if I could.
You could edit the post, because right now its just misinformation.