Spammy, unsafe or redirecting link
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What triggers it
A Pin link to an unsafe, deceptive, untrustworthy or unoriginal site, excessive or deceptive redirects, or link shorteners used for spam.
What Pinterest says
“Links that exhibit excessive or deceptive redirection, as well as shortener services that are abused for spam, may be blocked.”
We last checked this against Pinterest's page on .
How to fix it
Link directly to an original page that matches what the Pin shows (Pinterest calls this the 'no surprises' principle).
Good to know
Watch for shorteners and links whose text does not match the destination.
Can FYProof spot it?
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