This may be a controversial topic.
I have an app that just banned by Facebook, which is reported that the app violates Facebook App Policy (VI. 1)
Your app gates content behind or incentivizes users to use Facebook
social channels. (FPP IV.1)
Here is the Facebook App Flow:
Click "Page Tab App" icon
Enter the landing page, check whether the user installs the App or not; If not installed, install the App
Enter the checking page, check whether the user likes a Fans page, share to wall & send friend requests; If not, the user will not allow to go to next step.
Next page is a questionnaire; user has to complete the questionnaire to go to next step
Last page is a Thank You page
The whole idea is, the user has to complete the flow to enter a lucky draw (prize will be given to winners).
My question is, how to avoid violating the rule?
It's pretty straight forward...
You are telling the user that he must like a page, share to his wall and invite his friends, all of those are social channels which you "force" the user to go through in order to use your app.
You can ask your users to like your page, you can ask them to invite their friends (or better yet offer them a better experience when their friends join), but you can not (and that's the policy violation) incentivize them to do so by saying "do that or don't use the app"
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We have a platform where users get logged in with Facebook. Now on customers demand, we want to provide a feature where we will request logged in users profile link at the time of login via user_link permission and user can share that link to anyone with just one tap. And on the other end, the other user who will receive this link will able to see (on facebook app or on Web) the sender's profile and if interested they can get connected.
But the issue is, I am not able to see user profile got as user_link. Its seems like I can only use this link if he or she is already my friend. If so then how can I implement this feature in my app? also if I am wrong at any point please correct me.
Its seems like I can only use this link if he or she is already my friend.
That’s exactly what the documentation says, https://developers.facebook.com/docs/graph-api/reference/user:
link: A link to the person's Timeline. The link will only resolve if the person clicking the link is logged into Facebook and is a friend of the person whose profile is being viewed.
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If so then how can I implement this feature in my app?
You can’t; Facebook has deliberately designed this feature with this restriction, to better protect people’s privacy.
I want to create a website where users can like one-another's Facebook page posts and get points. After getting points, they can use these points to add their own Facebook page post. When users want to add their post from their page, they select their page and all their posts are displayed so that they can easily choose which post to add. For this purpose, I made use of the Page Public Content Access feature. However, when I submit my app for review I am getting the following:
Not Approved
Your screencast doesn't show how the use of this permission directly improves the user experience in your app. Unfortunately, we also weren't able to determine this from testing your app manually.
All permissions data must be visibly used within your app. We do not accept permission requests for data that you may decide to use later.
Please see our Examples page to learn more about making and submitting a successful screencast.
Learn more about testing permissions prior to approval.
but I can't find what is wrong with my submission. I would be glad if you can help. This is how my submission looks like:
Tell us how you're using this permission or feature
My app is for new starters who want their Facebook page to address greater audience. In this app, users can earn points liking posts of one-another's Facebook pages and use these points to advertise posts of their Facebook Pages. I use Page Public Content Access to help people choose post from all posts that they shared in their Facebook Page. They choose post that they want to display in my website and in this way this post addresses greater audience. First, user chooses his or her Facebook page which the post belongs to, then, all the posts of this Facebook Page are displayed using Page Public Content Access, so that they can choose easily. They choose the post that they want to add to website.
Demonstrate how your selected platforms will use this permission or feature
1.Click Login in Home page
2.Click Facebook and Login your Facebook
3.Confirm your Username
4.Click Facebook in navbar and Choose "Add Post"
5. Choose your page in which you shared the post
6. Click "Choose Post" which will display your posts where you can select the post which you want to add to the website
7. Choose 10 Points and click Add Post
MY SCREENCAST VIDEO:
https://youtu.be/cFTXz8o5cqo
EDIT: I am using page access token:
PICTURE SHOWING THAT I AM USING PAGE ACCESS TOKEN
I have an URL and it has many features. I want to disable one feature and enable it only if the app is shared on facebook. I have implemented share button, only problem is i will not know if the app is really shared on facebook or not. Users can click on share button and in the popup cancel it and the feature gets enabled as of now.
Kindly let me know if detection is possible via facebook javascript code.
Only incentivize a person to log into your app, enter a promotion on your app’s Page, or check-in at a place. Don’t incentivize other actions.
Source: https://developers.facebook.com/policy/
Share Gating is not allowed, users MUST share/like/comment something only because they really want to, you are not allowed to reward them in any way or gate content behind those actions.
Afaik the only way to implement this is to authorize the user with publish_actions, in that case you will get the post id in the callback. But you will never get publish_actions approved for something that is not allowed, obviously.
I'm creating a website where users can make reservations on certain restaurants, I want the whole page to be integrated with Facebook since you log in. And when the user makes a reservation Facebook will automatically post the reservation on the users Facebook so other may see it in their home page (just like an activity of 9gag).
Any help please!! I'm a programmer but it's the first time I try to integrate Facebook.
If you start with Facebook, this is where you should go:
https://developers.facebook.com/docs/
For login:
https://developers.facebook.com/docs/concepts/login/
Also read the terms and conditions of facebook, there are some important rules for apps.
I'm a web developer and i'm having problems using the "like it" button
I put the buttom on my site as a counter of votes of a special contest. People can only click the like buttom if they are fan of my Facebook page.
The problem is that people can't vote if they haven't public permissions on his facebook, cause i can't know if they are or not fans of my page.
Is there a solution?
if you rely on information that you are not certain that you can obtain then sadly there is no solution.
Since what you are doing is beyond a simple like button What you may want to try is open a facebook application and request from your users the user_likes permission. You can read more about it here. I have photo albums on the "highest privacy setting" - only me. Yet when I request a list of my photo albums through one of my applications (with the required permissions of course) I get back ALL of my albums.. This might have been a temporary issue that was solved - but in any case - I saw this behavior and I thought it might be relevant to this post :)
Additionally you should look at the Promotions Guidelines specifically this point :
You must not use Facebook features or functionality as a promotion’s registration or entry mechanism. For example, the act of liking a Page or checking in to a Place cannot automatically register or enter a promotion participant.
I had some problems with facebook on this issue - you are not allowed to require someone to "like" a page in order to participate in an activity that is not directly connected to that page.
From what I understand you are requireing people to like your page on facebook beofore voting on your site... If this IS the case then facebook might very well start taking action and closing your page/app.