Facebook now charging to post more than 2 links a month

Commenters debate Meta’s reported move to charge for posting more than two links monthly, with many framing it either as an anti‑spam/bot measure or as naked monetization and platform lock‑in. twodave, TrackerFF and dofm say a cash threshold could deter bots, fake‑engagement pages and “link in comments” workarounds; rcr‑anti and Kim_Bruning raise practical questions about whether link‑detection is the only scalable defense. Others - belak, SwellJoe, DataDaemon, codingisfreedom and tsunamifury - view it as another revenue grab to keep traffic inside Meta’s ecosystem, fund AI efforts, and extract value from publishers and small sites. arjie and binlog point out the policy appears specific to business/marketing pages, not personal profiles, and arjie reports being able to post multiple links without charge. Some suggest it might be an A/B test (Kim_Bruning) or part of a broader industry trend toward paywalls for link sharing (nprateem).

Opinion splits sharply on impact and sustainability. Supporters like Cort3z and sirnicolaz argue it could reduce misinformation and scam links, while critics including tapvt, tapland, sixhobbits and VCFundedGenYer warn it will harm local groups, small businesses and independent publishers that rely on linking out, and could drive users off the platform. Practical concerns include bans and poor support (Benard‑dev), API and developer fallout (verelo), and whether such limits will merely incentivize other evasion tactics. The conversation contrasts hopes for improved feed quality against fears of further erosion of the open web and increased platform extraction.