Facebook's New Link Restrictions for Pages

According to a report from Ashley Gullen via Gamedev Mastodon, Facebook is reaching what some describe as "absurd new heights" of user-friendliness enshittification.

The core issue is that Facebook Pages are now reportedly restricted in their ability to share external content.

The New Limitation

To avoid a paywall, pages are limited to a very small number of outbound links.

"Facebook achieving absurd new heights of enshitti…" — Ashley Gullen

Subscription Comparison

The mathematical constraint can be expressed as: $L_{free} = 2 \text{ links/month}$

Workflow Logic

The following diagram illustrates the new posting logic for Facebook Pages:

Technical Implementation (Mock-up)

If this were represented in a simple configuration file, it might look like this:

{
  "page_settings": {
    "link_limit_free": 2,
    "requires_subscription": true,
    "status": "restricted"
  }
}

Summary of Action Items

• Verify account subscription status.
• Monitor link count for the current month.
• Consider migrating to alternative platforms.

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