6 ms·

This includes most blog integrations, eg. being able to configure Wordpress to post a plug on your personal FB when you write something in your blog.

AndrewDucker 8y ago
Yup. I had DlvrIt posting my blog posts to Facebook, and now that doesn't work.
toomuchtodo 8y ago
Good! This means more open distribution methods (email) will be given priority again. I don't want Facebook, nor Twitter. Just take my email address and send me your content, or offer an RSS feed. EDIT: Anyone know if this kills Buffer and other social feed managers?
- TeMPOraL 8y ago
  Good - if you don't like/use Facebook. For people who like/use it (and there are many), this is a very sad day.
  - toomuchtodo 8y ago
    What the walled garden giveth, it taketh away. Build on someone's platform? Depend on it exclusively? Gonna have a bad time. You would think folks would learn by now.
    - ConceptJunkie 8y ago
      The real problem is that if 80% of your audience is in the walled garden, and no more than 10% of your audience is on any one of the many other alternatives, you're kind of stuck if you want to reach as many of them as possible easily.
      - toomuchtodo 8y ago
        It’s not your audience; it’s Facebook’s audience. You’ve just been granted the temporary privilege of access to them with no further guarantees.
  - SmellyGeekBoy 8y ago
    Presumably people wanting to post links to their personal blog can still open up Facebook in a new tab and Ctrl-V the link in themselves, which will take them all of about 10 seconds. Seems a small price to pay if it cuts down the ridiculous amount of botspam on the platform.
    - TeMPOraL 8y ago
      This can - and is - used to argue against anything that enables users to do more. This thinking is part of the reason why computing for regular people has only fraction of the utility it could have.
      - ConceptJunkie 8y ago
        Yes. Following that idea to its logical conclusion would mean getting rid of computers entirely.
  - mindcrime 8y ago
    For people who like/use it (and there are many), this is a very sad day. Only temporarily. Once folks move off of Facebook and onto something better, they'll realize that this was a Good Thing overall.
- adenner 8y ago
  Yes, this kills buffer's ability to post to profiles, however pages and groups are still allowed. https://faq.buffer.com/article/985-publish-facebook-api-changes https://faq.buffer.com/article/985-publish-facebook-api-chan...
- s73v3r_ 8y ago
  "This means more open distribution methods (email) will be given priority again." While that would be nice, I'm not holding my breath.
gm-conspiracy 8y ago
Yes, this was part of their "security" change after the Cambridge Analytica debacle. Although, any site using their JS API can still get your name, email and a unique ID, posting is now restricted via a FB modal or pop-up (which is blocked by more recent browsers). I think this happened in May/June of this year, IIRC.
- idoh 8y ago
  The change went live on August 1, where they deprecated the "publish_actions" permission.
  - gm-conspiracy 8y ago
    They stopped new app approval for awhile, prior to the official deprecation announcement.

AndrewDucker 8y ago

Yup. I had DlvrIt posting my blog posts to Facebook, and now that doesn't work.

toomuchtodo 8y ago

Good! This means more open distribution methods (email) will be given priority again. I don't want Facebook, nor Twitter. Just take my email address and send me your content, or offer an RSS feed. EDIT: Anyone know if this kills Buffer and other social feed managers?

TeMPOraL 8y ago
Good - if you don't like/use Facebook. For people who like/use it (and there are many), this is a very sad day.
- toomuchtodo 8y ago
  What the walled garden giveth, it taketh away. Build on someone's platform? Depend on it exclusively? Gonna have a bad time. You would think folks would learn by now.
  - ConceptJunkie 8y ago
    The real problem is that if 80% of your audience is in the walled garden, and no more than 10% of your audience is on any one of the many other alternatives, you're kind of stuck if you want to reach as many of them as possible easily.
    - toomuchtodo 8y ago
      It’s not your audience; it’s Facebook’s audience. You’ve just been granted the temporary privilege of access to them with no further guarantees.
- SmellyGeekBoy 8y ago
  Presumably people wanting to post links to their personal blog can still open up Facebook in a new tab and Ctrl-V the link in themselves, which will take them all of about 10 seconds. Seems a small price to pay if it cuts down the ridiculous amount of botspam on the platform.
  - TeMPOraL 8y ago
    This can - and is - used to argue against anything that enables users to do more. This thinking is part of the reason why computing for regular people has only fraction of the utility it could have.
    - ConceptJunkie 8y ago
      Yes. Following that idea to its logical conclusion would mean getting rid of computers entirely.
- mindcrime 8y ago
  For people who like/use it (and there are many), this is a very sad day. Only temporarily. Once folks move off of Facebook and onto something better, they'll realize that this was a Good Thing overall.
adenner 8y ago
Yes, this kills buffer's ability to post to profiles, however pages and groups are still allowed. https://faq.buffer.com/article/985-publish-facebook-api-changes https://faq.buffer.com/article/985-publish-facebook-api-chan...
s73v3r_ 8y ago
"This means more open distribution methods (email) will be given priority again." While that would be nice, I'm not holding my breath.

gm-conspiracy 8y ago

Yes, this was part of their "security" change after the Cambridge Analytica debacle. Although, any site using their JS API can still get your name, email and a unique ID, posting is now restricted via a FB modal or pop-up (which is blocked by more recent browsers). I think this happened in May/June of this year, IIRC.

idoh 8y ago
The change went live on August 1, where they deprecated the "publish_actions" permission.
- gm-conspiracy 8y ago
  They stopped new app approval for awhile, prior to the official deprecation announcement.