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