Can a Facebook giveaway require timeline shares and friend tags?
The short answer
Facebook prohibits using personal timelines and friend connections to administer promotions. Making a timeline share or friend tag a condition of entry is the situation this clause addresses.
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What this answer is based onWhat to do
Remove mandatory timeline shares and friend tags. You could design an entry form with clear terms, then announce the giveaway on the Page. The alternative entry method and remaining conditions still need their own review.
- Find the share or tagging requirement everywhere: the post, artwork, pinned comment and full terms.
- Replace it with a way to enter that does not require using personal timelines or friend connections.
- If the giveaway has started, explain the correction clearly and do not reject entrants for missing the prohibited requirement.
The situation
A café posts on its Page: “Win breakfast for two. Share this on your timeline and tag three friends or your entry won’t count.” The administrator plans to check every entrant’s share.
The situation and an improvement
“To enter, share this post on your timeline and tag three friends.”
An extract of a revised entry method: “Enter using the linked form. No shares or friend tags required.” Explain the deadline, eligibility, prize and full terms separately.
What this answer is based on
Facebook — Pages, Groups and Events Policieswww.facebook.comOnly a source excerpt was availableReview details
Source reviewed:
We could read only an excerpt of the official page in search results. The full conditions and exceptions have not yet been checked.
Reviewed clause: using personal timelines and friend connections to administer promotions is prohibited.
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