Facebook Pages require subscription for links: what people are saying
According to news reports, Facebook Pages now require a paid subscription to post more than two links per month.
We read 229 public comments about it on App Store, YouTube, Reddit and Web; 40 of them, from 39 different people, are about this story. Below is what they say, counted.
What people are saying
Each comment is filed under the one position it takes; shares are of on-topic comments. Quotes are verbatim, most-liked first, one per person.
Criticizes prioritizing profit over user experience
33%13 comments
“They have all of these weekly "goals" in the dashboard that you kind of have to do if you want your page to grow. But the paradox of it is that the s*** they suggest is stuff that doesn't work on their platform & things no one wants to see. One thing they ask for weekly is to post over a certain number of stories. It comes out to around 3 stories a day. But stories last 24 hours”
“The vitriol online between self-identified motorists (mostly 50+, mostly on Facebook) and anyone who expresses sympathy to cyclists is absolutely wild. Boomers now saying any pic of bikes in bike paths is AI or full of paid actors, bike folk basically telling anyone with a car to get bent, and repeatedly shoving 90-page policy pdfs at people as if any normie will ever read them. It’s all a bit Rep”
“I’m tired of seeing promoted posts in my newsfeed for things that have already expired. I certainly don’t need to see a post from 3 days ago advertising something that HAPPENED YESTERDAY.”
Technical bugs after app updates
30%12 comments
“We have a business account for a local music band. For some reason, when we click on boost our music videos, we keep getting a generic error saying “something went wrong”. This seems to be on all videos for this account. We removed any Facebook connected accounts/ links and created a new Facebook page, but still no luck. Also can’t seem to add insta account directly to the Meta account. With the i”
“I have turned off every auto play setting I can and this app still stops my music every time I open it. It’s been like this for years now. Get it together.”
“keeping the text as bold in iphone settings simply just breaks the messenger app message displaying, very annoying”
Dissatisfaction with customer support
20%8 comments
“Bhaiya ek question tha - jese agar kisi ka ek or Facebook page he or usme same details name document s or bank account lagaya he or another Facebook page par laga ye to koi problem plz reply”
“Bro Mera bank account wala option nahi a raha hnkya wajah h”
“Sir agar last name nahi hai to fir last name me kya bharr”
Complains about spam and misinformation
8%3 comments
“I like FB because I can stay in touch wit far away family BUT FB has a lot of sexually explicit content and nasty animal abuse, surgical procedures etc … totally gross !”
“I keep getting added to these chat groups that I can’t report I can just leave and it’s just graphic porn nonstop and it’s getting excessive. Also, now there’s creepy ads showing up in my DM’s, which feels incredibly predatory and I kind of hate it a lot.”
Concerns about privacy and security
5%2 comments
“I only use this to keep in touch with a couple friends who don’t have phone numbers. I’d get rid of it if I could. Spyware and predatory ads plague both Facebook and messenger. Zuckerberg should be ashamed of what he has created and what he has done to humanity as a whole because of his actions.”
Calls to boycott or delete the app
5%2 comments
“I delete the app off my phone and only reinstall it when I need to get on Facebook. It’s an incredibly powerful and effective product but it was designed to keep me on it longer and longer. I realized it’s actually detracting from my life, my real life, my reality, my family, my experiences. It’s not enhancing them.”
“Zuckerberg isn’t even trying to fact check or scrub the racist hatred from this platform. In fact, outrage engagement type posts make him more money than normal posts. Site is filled with misinformation and hate. Keep your elderly parents OFF. Boycott and delete if possible.”
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What happened, according to the press
The headlines this story was detected from, linked
- Facebook Pages require paid subscription to post more than two links per monthmastodon.gamedev.place · 20 Oct 2026
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What happened with Facebook?
According to news reports, Facebook Pages now require a paid subscription to post more than two links per month.
What are people saying about Facebook Pages require subscription for links?
Of 40 comments from 39 people on App Store, YouTube, Reddit and Web: Criticizes prioritizing profit over user experience (33%); Technical bugs after app updates (30%); Dissatisfaction with customer support (20%); Complains about spam and misinformation (8%).
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