Facebook Page direct links now work without logging in?
We developed a facebook page a couple of months ago and were frustrated when trying to tell people about it since you had to be logged in to view it.
Something has recently changed and it may have happened with the release of this note on April 21.
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Whatever the case, I can now link directly to our FIU Facebook page and people can see it without loggin in. Just thought I would let everyone know.
If your institution has a page, post a link in the comments. I would love to compare and get some other perspectives
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