Linking to Other Social Media Platforms on Twitter Is Now Banned

Will this change affect writers promoting Medium articles on Twitter?

Jennifer Geer
ILLUMINATION

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(December 18, 2022) This Sunday afternoon Twitter dropped its latest bombshell piece of news and announced a ban on users linking to other social networks, including popular sites like Facebook and Instagram.

If you use your Twitter account to promote other social networks, you’ll want to hear this. On Sunday, Twitter announced the following,

“We know that many of our users may be active on other social media platforms; however, going forward, Twitter will no longer allow free promotion of specific social media platforms on Twitter.”

Exactly what are the platforms Twitter is talking about here?

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Jennifer Geer
ILLUMINATION

Writer, blogger, mom, owner of pugs, wellness enthusiast, and true crime obsessed.