Misleading or deceptive links
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RemovalHow serious: SeriousThreadsLinks to other sites
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Check a video freeWhat triggers it
A link that promises one thing and delivers something substantially different, landing pages that require a captcha/ad click and then switch domains, fake play buttons or Meta-looking features, or lookalike domains impersonating brands.
What Threads says
“Content containing a link that promises one type of content but delivers something substantially different.”
How to fix it
Link straight to the promised content on a reputable domain and describe it accurately.
Can FYProof spot it?
A full check of your video looks for it in what's shown, the words on screen and the caption. What a check finds is an estimate, not a guarantee.
- Video: looked at for this rule
- Speech: not for this rule
- On-screen text: looked at for this rule
- Caption: looked at for this rule
- Hashtags: not for this rule
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