Instagram and Bit.ly Links

[artsy_oleander]

Hiya!

I'm trying to get people to go from my Instagram account to my tapastic account so I added bit.ly links in my bio. But what's strange is that the links are not turning blue and showing that they're clickable. When I go to test them, they don't redirect me!

Do you guys know if I'm suppose to do something else? Or do you know of a way to get them to work?

[GoldenPlume]

Sorry, we don't use Instagram.

One guess would be A) are you using the full URL including the https:// ? With DeviantArt, unless you include that portion the link will not go active.

B) Maybe Instagram blocks certain things. We know when advertising with Amazon, Bit.ly links we used were always inactivated by Amazon. Someone had to copy and paste it to use it... which very few would.

[artsy_oleander]

I'm dumb. I looked into it more and you're right. It looks like Instagram does block links other than the website portion that you can fill out. Thank you so much!!!

[broklee]

Though you've dealt with the problem, you may try this app as well https://spamguardapp.com/dashboard