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MCL-23144

Broken links under the "Help" section of the Minecraft Launcher

The Bug:

Some of the Social Media links in the "Help" section of the Minecraft Launcher redirect to non-funcational "https://aka.ms/"-URLs.

Below is a table of all affected links as displayed in the Launcher.

The bug is also reproducible in the latest beta version (b.2.3.643).

Affected Links:

Link Title As Displayed in the Launcher

Current URL

Twitter

https://aka.ms/mclaunchertwitter?ref=launcher

Facebook

https://aka.ms/mclauncherfb?ref=launcher

Instagram

https://aka.ms/minecraftig?ref=launcher

h3. Steps to Reproduce:

  • Open the Launcher and go to the account drop down in the top left corner.

  • Click on "Help".

  • Locate the affected links as listed in the table above.

  • Click on the links.

→ ❌ The redirect to https://aka.ms/mclaunchertwitter?ref=launcher end on https://redsto.ne/twlaunch?ref=launcher.
→ ❌ The redirect to https://aka.ms/mclauncherfb?ref=launcher end on https://redsto.ne/fblaunch?ref=launcher.
→ ❌ The redirect to https://aka.ms/minecraftig?ref=launcher end on https://redsto.ne/minecraftig?ref=launcher.

Observed Behavior:

Clicking on the links returns an invalid page, leading to a 404 error.

Expected Behavior:

Clicking on the links returns a valid page to the corresponding social media profile.

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Comments 3

I can also reproduce and confirm this behavior in 2.3.619 (New Windows App).

Since its on the same page... When I click "Mojang Support on Twitter" and my default browser is Chrome, it does not load immediately. I get a reload/refresh notice. It loads immediately for Firefox & Edge. Tried it on 2 different computers.

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Maybe? It's nothing to refresh just strange. Twitter loads immediately when logged out. I logged into my twitter account on Edge & changed default browser and it loads immediately. Its just something that some users might not understand.

hentor5

(Unassigned)

Confirmed

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