# Can not send links in DMs **URL:** \ **Category:** Instagram Marketing\ **Created:** [December 17, 2020, 2:39pm UTC](https://mpsocial.com/t/can-not-send-links-in-dms/121939 "2020-12-17T14:39:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ywetzel1](https://mpsocial.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/839c29/32.png) [@ywetzel1](https://mpsocial.com/u/ywetzel1)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2020, 2:39pm UTC](https://mpsocial.com/t/can-not-send-links-in-dms/121939/1 "2020-12-17T14:39:13Z")
Hello people, i have since this morning the problem that my links in dms no longer work across all my accounts. after that i sent a link with the instagram app on my phone. exactly the same problem. Anyone else having the same problem? (the link is still displayed, but no longer clickable) ---
**Author:** ![denis1](https://mpsocial.com/user_avatar/mpsocial.com/denis1/32/34057_2.png) [@denis1](https://mpsocial.com/u/denis1)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2020, 3:06pm UTC](https://mpsocial.com/t/can-not-send-links-in-dms/121939/2 "2020-12-17T15:06:48Z")
> [@ywetzel1](#): > > Anyone else having the same problem? It’s a recent issue on IG end since today. You can’t do anything about it for now ---
**Author:** ![ywetzel1](https://mpsocial.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/839c29/32.png) [@ywetzel1](https://mpsocial.com/u/ywetzel1)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2020, 3:19pm UTC](https://mpsocial.com/t/can-not-send-links-in-dms/121939/3 "2020-12-17T15:19:46Z")
Okay ☹ Thanks for your response! ---
**Author:** ![swig](https://mpsocial.com/user_avatar/mpsocial.com/swig/32/44584_2.png) [@swig](https://mpsocial.com/u/swig)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2020, 3:31pm UTC](https://mpsocial.com/t/can-not-send-links-in-dms/121939/4 "2020-12-17T15:31:37Z")
I sent links in DMs fine today ---
**Author:** ![Parliament](https://mpsocial.com/user_avatar/mpsocial.com/parliament/32/36851_2.png) [@Parliament](https://mpsocial.com/u/Parliament)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2020, 4:06pm UTC](https://mpsocial.com/t/can-not-send-links-in-dms/121939/5 "2020-12-17T16:06:13Z")
> [@swig](#): > > I sent links in DMs fine today Are you in the EU? I’m guessing you’re not? > [@denis1](#): > > It’s a recent issue on IG end since today. You can’t do anything about it for now It’s not an “issue”. It affects everyone in the EU, correct me if I’m wrong. New EU compliant BS, at least that’s their side of the story. I don’t believe half of it, there’s probably another reason. Killing spam, for example. ---
**Author:** ![DonPapo](https://mpsocial.com/user_avatar/mpsocial.com/donpapo/32/34455_2.png) [@DonPapo](https://mpsocial.com/u/DonPapo)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2020, 5:05pm UTC](https://mpsocial.com/t/can-not-send-links-in-dms/121939/6 "2020-12-17T17:05:45Z")
Just external links or sharing posts also? ---
**Author:** ![Parliament](https://mpsocial.com/user_avatar/mpsocial.com/parliament/32/36851_2.png) [@Parliament](https://mpsocial.com/u/Parliament)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2020, 5:29pm UTC](https://mpsocial.com/t/can-not-send-links-in-dms/121939/7 "2020-12-17T17:29:19Z")
Sharing links and profiles. “Share profile” button is gone. If you still see it, it will be gone if you update your app. ---
**Author:** ![DonPapo](https://mpsocial.com/user_avatar/mpsocial.com/donpapo/32/34455_2.png) [@DonPapo](https://mpsocial.com/u/DonPapo)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2020, 5:35pm UTC](https://mpsocial.com/t/can-not-send-links-in-dms/121939/8 "2020-12-17T17:35:28Z")
That’s hard problem for mass dm’s… ---
**Author:** ![oneoneseven](https://mpsocial.com/user_avatar/mpsocial.com/oneoneseven/32/38962_2.png) [@oneoneseven](https://mpsocial.com/u/oneoneseven)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2020, 7:10pm UTC](https://mpsocial.com/t/can-not-send-links-in-dms/121939/9 "2020-12-17T19:10:53Z")
Looks like most affected people will be the ones that already had to convince people with the shared profile link taking attention off of the spam account due to the dummy account looking stupid as fuck. It will be all about good m/s childs again. Mass DM has had its fun time ---
**Author:** ![denis1](https://mpsocial.com/user_avatar/mpsocial.com/denis1/32/34057_2.png) [@denis1](https://mpsocial.com/u/denis1)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2020, 7:40pm UTC](https://mpsocial.com/t/can-not-send-links-in-dms/121939/10 "2020-12-17T19:40:54Z")
> [@oneoneseven](#): > > Mass DM has had its fun time Exactly, i also did keep repeating this since some time now. Mass DMs started to get patched a few months ago already, it’s just a matter of time it will get fully fixed (if it’s not the case yet). People need to rely on non-spammy way to build their business. - Total follows \> 7500 : patched. - F/U \> 1000 / day : patched. - Likes \> 1000 / day : patched. - Story Viewing (up to 10mil. / day) : patched. - Mass DMs (mil. / day) : living on the edge, but i guess you know where it’s gonna end.. ---
**Author:** ![Jaha](https://mpsocial.com/user_avatar/mpsocial.com/jaha/32/44917_2.png) [@Jaha](https://mpsocial.com/u/Jaha)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2020, 7:51pm UTC](https://mpsocial.com/t/can-not-send-links-in-dms/121939/11 "2020-12-17T19:51:51Z")
That’s indeed really bad news. Thanks for your insights Parliament. ---
**Author:** ![Bianca](https://mpsocial.com/user_avatar/mpsocial.com/bianca/32/47035_2.png) [@Bianca](https://mpsocial.com/u/Bianca)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2020, 1:16pm UTC](https://mpsocial.com/t/can-not-send-links-in-dms/121939/12 "2020-12-18T13:16:08Z")
I just updated my app and was able to share my profile and to send a link. Profile from EU. Maybe this is not rolled out on all accounts yet. ---
**Author:** ![Parliament](https://mpsocial.com/user_avatar/mpsocial.com/parliament/32/36851_2.png) [@Parliament](https://mpsocial.com/u/Parliament)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2020, 1:22pm UTC](https://mpsocial.com/t/can-not-send-links-in-dms/121939/13 "2020-12-18T13:22:22Z")
What country? No, it isn’t rolled out on all profiles. Was your profile very active? I suspect it’s only on very active accounts. ---
**Author:** ![Gaevintt](https://mpsocial.com/user_avatar/mpsocial.com/gaevintt/32/35074_2.png) [@Gaevintt](https://mpsocial.com/u/Gaevintt)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2020, 3:53pm UTC](https://mpsocial.com/t/can-not-send-links-in-dms/121939/14 "2020-12-18T15:53:12Z")
The same problem, send a couple messages today and the link is not longer to click! ---
**Author:** ![ossi](https://mpsocial.com/user_avatar/mpsocial.com/ossi/32/44824_2.png) [@ossi](https://mpsocial.com/u/ossi)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2020, 12:06pm UTC](https://mpsocial.com/t/can-not-send-links-in-dms/121939/15 "2020-12-19T12:06:06Z")
Just noticed I have the same issue on my accounts. Some of those accounts are new accounts and inactive. ---
**Author:** ![xstaC](https://mpsocial.com/user_avatar/mpsocial.com/xstac/32/53033_2.png) [@xstaC](https://mpsocial.com/u/xstaC)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2020, 12:39pm UTC](https://mpsocial.com/t/can-not-send-links-in-dms/121939/16 "2020-12-19T12:39:25Z")
This happened a couple of weeks ago once to one person and it stopped happening. This morning I cannot DM one person on my UK client child accounts with share profile… Had to switch over to normal “Follow @username” Shame as it’s more detectable, and most quality audience are in the EU ---
**Author:** ![Parliament](https://mpsocial.com/user_avatar/mpsocial.com/parliament/32/36851_2.png) [@Parliament](https://mpsocial.com/u/Parliament)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2020, 1:48pm UTC](https://mpsocial.com/t/can-not-send-links-in-dms/121939/17 "2020-12-19T13:48:31Z")
As of today every single user un the EU has this profile send/link send limitation. Also, I do not think it’s temporary though if you ask me it seems quite ridiculous the fact that you can not share a profile to a friend or something, it’s pretty insane actually. ---
**Author:** ![panossmrs](https://mpsocial.com/user_avatar/mpsocial.com/panossmrs/32/53617_2.png) [@panossmrs](https://mpsocial.com/u/panossmrs)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2020, 2:01pm UTC](https://mpsocial.com/t/can-not-send-links-in-dms/121939/18 "2020-12-19T14:01:03Z")
how does this kill mass DMs, though? can’t you just send the @ instead? ---
**Author:** ![denis1](https://mpsocial.com/user_avatar/mpsocial.com/denis1/32/34057_2.png) [@denis1](https://mpsocial.com/u/denis1)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2020, 2:19pm UTC](https://mpsocial.com/t/can-not-send-links-in-dms/121939/20 "2020-12-19T14:19:45Z")
> [@Parliament](#): > > it seems quite ridiculous the fact that you can not share a profile Yeah, it’s a shame. It was a very buggy though, not easy to setup for users who don’t have a great feed. You can avoid the simple “follow @” if you’re creative enough > [@panossmrs](#): > > how does this kill mass DMs, though? can’t you just send the @ instead? Probably, yeah. I don’t use mass DMs nowadays so can’t tell. Only thing i can say is that they already tried to patch it not long ago, and i’m not sure they’re gonna stop today ---
**Author:** ![Parliament](https://mpsocial.com/user_avatar/mpsocial.com/parliament/32/36851_2.png) [@Parliament](https://mpsocial.com/u/Parliament)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2020, 2:21pm UTC](https://mpsocial.com/t/can-not-send-links-in-dms/121939/21 "2020-12-19T14:21:00Z")
You can’t send “follow @” because the handle will not be clickable. @denis1 so no matter how creative you get, it’s still not clickable. [Next page](https://mpsocial.com/t/can-not-send-links-in-dms/121939.md?page=2)