I was checking out one of the tools I don’t use terribly often the other day and went to add a new site to it but I noticed that a notice popped up saying I couldn’t add the new site! It mentioned something about Facebook API access. Oh no! Right!
So I did a bit of research and found out that there were more tools affected by this!
To my dismay it is unknown when these tools will be available again.
Here is what I learned:
There are a number of new API restrictions now on Facebook. Since the Cambridge Analytica controversy. These will affect most third party tools in various ways. Some of the items affected are the Groups, Events, Personal Messages. Instagram will also be affected by this as well. Third party tools will no longer be able to reply or like, see a followers list, or follow or unfollow within the tool. Some tools may have access to certain functions if you signed up before April 4th 2018.
It is unsure exactly how long this will remain in place. Facebook will probably allow some app creators to reapply for access then they will have to reapply every 90 days. It is not certain on the time-frame that each of these may regain access. Some may not be back.
Facebook has also released the Data Abuse Bounty Program to reward people who report missuse of data.
Not to panic though, If you normally rely on third party tools to share content mainly you can use Facebook’s native tools instead to do many of these functions. It may be a bit less convenient for a while but shouldn’t cause too much trouble.
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which gives these kinds of information in quality?
Thanks!