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Yep, very old news. They also blocked URLs to competitors claiming the links were spam. Even if you legit posted the link, Facebook didn't notify you the messag

Yep, very old news. They also blocked URLs to competitors claiming the links were spam. Even if you legit posted the link, Facebook didn't notify you the message didn't send. It just failed silently.

mehrdadn 9y ago
> They also blocked URLs to competitors claiming the links were spam. Even if you legit posted the link, Facebook didn't notify you the message didn't send. It just failed silently. Any links to more reading on this?
- baq 9y ago
  Anecdata - I remember that.
  - mehrdadn 9y ago
    Thanks! I wasn't trying to question its validity, was just curious how bad/blatant it was, how often it happened, what kinds of links it happened to, etc.
- drusepth 9y ago
  Here's one from back when Google+ launched and they blocked G+ invite links for about a week.[1] If I recall correctly, there was something similar that happened about a year later where Messenger messages with a G+ profile URL would silently fail to send. I can't remember the details on that though. [1] https://www.zdnet.com/article/google-facebook-is-blocking-google-invite-links/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/google-facebook-is-blocking-go...
  - mehrdadn 9y ago
    Interesting, thanks. Also interesting last paragraph: > Some speculate this could be a Google plot to spur distrust for Facebook while bringing more attention to Google+. I'm not sure the search giant would go that far, but I think it's telling the company's employees chose to post about the issue on their own social network rather than contacting Facebook directly and asking for an explanation.
- pjc50 9y ago
  https://www.wired.com/2015/11/facebook-banning-tsu-rival-social-network/ https://www.wired.com/2015/11/facebook-banning-tsu-rival-soc...
  - mehrdadn 9y ago
    Interesting, thanks!
- xobs 9y ago
  WhatsApp used to do this [1], and WhatsApp is owned by Facebook. They've since stopped. [1] https://www.androidpolice.com/2016/09/09/whatsapp-is-blocking-telegram-links-in-the-android-app/ https://www.androidpolice.com/2016/09/09/whatsapp-is-blockin...
- JoshMnem 9y ago
  Also this: https://www.wired.com/2015/11/facebook-banning-tsu-rival-social-network/ https://www.wired.com/2015/11/facebook-banning-tsu-rival-soc...
- malaya_zemlya 9y ago
  They are blocking links to FBPurity.com right now.

Yep, very old news. They also blocked URLs to competitors claiming the links were spam. Even if you legit posted the link, Facebook didn't notify you the message didn't send. It just failed silently.

mehrdadn 9y ago

> They also blocked URLs to competitors claiming the links were spam. Even if you legit posted the link, Facebook didn't notify you the message didn't send. It just failed silently. Any links to more reading on this?

baq 9y ago
Anecdata - I remember that.
- mehrdadn 9y ago
  Thanks! I wasn't trying to question its validity, was just curious how bad/blatant it was, how often it happened, what kinds of links it happened to, etc.
drusepth 9y ago
Here's one from back when Google+ launched and they blocked G+ invite links for about a week.[1] If I recall correctly, there was something similar that happened about a year later where Messenger messages with a G+ profile URL would silently fail to send. I can't remember the details on that though. [1] https://www.zdnet.com/article/google-facebook-is-blocking-google-invite-links/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/google-facebook-is-blocking-go...
- mehrdadn 9y ago
  Interesting, thanks. Also interesting last paragraph: > Some speculate this could be a Google plot to spur distrust for Facebook while bringing more attention to Google+. I'm not sure the search giant would go that far, but I think it's telling the company's employees chose to post about the issue on their own social network rather than contacting Facebook directly and asking for an explanation.
pjc50 9y ago
https://www.wired.com/2015/11/facebook-banning-tsu-rival-social-network/ https://www.wired.com/2015/11/facebook-banning-tsu-rival-soc...
- mehrdadn 9y ago
  Interesting, thanks!
xobs 9y ago
WhatsApp used to do this [1], and WhatsApp is owned by Facebook. They've since stopped. [1] https://www.androidpolice.com/2016/09/09/whatsapp-is-blocking-telegram-links-in-the-android-app/ https://www.androidpolice.com/2016/09/09/whatsapp-is-blockin...
JoshMnem 9y ago
Also this: https://www.wired.com/2015/11/facebook-banning-tsu-rival-social-network/ https://www.wired.com/2015/11/facebook-banning-tsu-rival-soc...
malaya_zemlya 9y ago
They are blocking links to FBPurity.com right now.