{"id":5217,"date":"2024-05-23T12:52:57","date_gmt":"2024-05-23T19:52:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webcentsmagazine.com\/?p=5217"},"modified":"2024-05-23T12:52:57","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T19:52:57","slug":"are-facebook-groups-important-to-your-marketing-strategy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webcentsmagazine.com\/?p=5217","title":{"rendered":"Are Facebook Groups Important to Your Marketing Strategy?"},"content":{"rendered":"Meta has discontinued all third-party apps to Facebook Groups\r\n \r\n\r\nThis change went into effect on April 22, 2024. At the moment this change only impacts Facebook Groups - not Business Pages or Personal Profiles. The change also does not include other Meta channels (Instagram, Threads, or WhatsApp). That could change at any time. Social Channels are \u201cleased land\u201d - meaning those who own them - can (and often do) change the rules at any time.\r\n\r\nHere\u2019s why this change is such a big de
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Meta has discontinued all third-party apps to Facebook Groups   This change went into effect on April 22, 2024. At the moment this change only impacts Facebook Groups – not Business Pages or Personal Profiles. The change also does not include other Meta channels (Instagram, Threads, or WhatsApp). That could change at any time. 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