Contest on Facebook: You should note that

You have probably already seen a competition on the social media platform Facebook. In this article, we explain what you should consider when participating in a competition.

Allowed rules on the social media platform

The following points are allowed in Facebook competitions:

• Post texts and pictures in the chronicle of the organizer page.
• Send private messages to the organizer.
• The picture with the likes and comments wins.
• Likes or comments under the competition entry.

What is and is not allowed for competitions?

Of course there are also things that are not allowed in competitions on Facebook. We explain what these are in the following points.

• The competition must take place entirely on the organizer side. No content may be shared by the participants.
• No other users may be marked under the entry in order to attract attention to the competition.
• The competition participant or the administrator of the site may not mark any other users under the competition.

Trustworthiness on Facebook

Especially since Facebook has such a large range of users, there are also a certain number of black sheep in competitions. In the following points we show you how you can recognize the seriousness of an organizer.

• Make sure that you can contact the organizer very well and that it is not fake information. To find out to what extent the contact details are authentic, we recommend simply googling the information.
• In any case, read the organizer's conditions of participation in detail. These should be directly accessible or linked in the competition. Do not trust competitions without conditions of participation - because without these you have no legal claim.
• Competition groups on Facebook such as the competition market or free articles & competitions are recommended. In these groups you will find helpful tips and experiences about various organizers.

In our next article, you will learn how to activate the so-called dark mode in Facebook Messenger.