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If you are used to sharing links on Facebook, you could soon be asked to pay

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Guardian

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Engadget

A Facebook test makes link-sharing a paid feature for creators

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Facebook is testing a system that limits users to sharing two external web links per month unless they subscribe to Meta Verified, which costs from £9.99 to nearly £400 monthly depending on the tier selected.

Facebook is testing a system that limits users to sharing two external web links per month unless they subscribe to Meta Verified, which costs from £9.99 to nearly £400 monthly depending on the tier selected.

Meta confirmed the change is a limited test to determine whether increased link posting adds value for Meta Verified subscribers, and the test currently affects Facebook Pages and profiles using Professional Mode but excludes news publisher Pages.

Meta confirmed the change is a limited test to determine whether increased link posting adds value for Meta Verified subscribers, and the test currently affects Facebook Pages and profiles using Professional Mode but excludes news publisher Pages.

Social media consultant Matt Navarra stated the restriction threatens smaller publishers and influencers without large advertising budgets, and that Facebook is increasingly becoming "pay to play" while looking like a "toll booth" for brand building.

Social media consultant Matt Navarra stated the restriction threatens smaller publishers and influencers without large advertising budgets, and that Facebook is increasingly becoming "pay to play" while looking like a "toll booth" for brand building.

Between 2018 and 2024, referrals from Facebook to top news sites declined by nearly 60 percent according to Chartbeat data, though traffic recovered slightly in 2025 after Meta began taking a more personalized approach to political content.

Between 2018 and 2024, referrals from Facebook to top news sites declined by nearly 60 percent according to Chartbeat data, though traffic recovered slightly in 2025 after Meta began taking a more personalized approach to political content.

Meta's transparency report showed that more than 98 percent of views on Facebook feeds in the United States come from posts without external links, with the majority of linked post views coming from Pages users already follow.

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Meta's transparency report showed that more than 98 percent of views on Facebook feeds in the United States come from posts without external links, with the majority of linked post views coming from Pages users already follow.

Users can still post unlimited affiliate links, links in comments, and links to Meta platforms including Instagram and WhatsApp without restriction, though some users reported being offered a Meta Max plan costing up to $499.99 monthly for unlimited sharing.

Users can still post unlimited affiliate links, links in comments, and links to Meta platforms including Instagram and WhatsApp without restriction, though some users reported being offered a Meta Max plan costing up to $499.99 monthly for unlimited sharing.

Facebook Tests Limiting External Links to 2 Per Month

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