On Facebook.com front page:
“Dave Stone and Mike Merren recently read articles.”
…so I click on one of them. Lo and behold, instead of getting an article, I get The Independent app trying to force me to install it.
Force. Yes, force – there is no option to “view the article”, the only option is “install this app or cancel”.
Lots of people complaining about this recently, but there’s really only two things to do:
- Shame the newspaper by tweeting them
- Report them to Facebook for abuse
Tweet them to let them know what you think
Report to Facebook
Yes, I know Facebook is behind this in the first place, but if you don’t bug them about it, they’re less likely to care:
…and you might as well let the developers know how pissed you are – directly – since Facebook gives you this option:
