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Re:Social share buttons that don't allow the social sites to... by oliwarner on Tuesday August 06, 2019 @12:25PM (#20626654)
Yup, this is what I always do.

All the major platforms allow you to pass through titles and other data to pre-populate the share box.

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Re:Social share buttons that don't allow the social sites to... by ignoramous on Tuesday August 06, 2019 @12:42PM (#20626872)
A similar trick employed by businesses in Asia is to use the WhatsApp click to chat URL [0]:

https://wa.me?text=Hello,World

[0] https://faq.whatsapp.com/en/android/26000030/

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Re:Social share buttons that don't allow the social sites to... by stevesearer on Tuesday August 06, 2019 @12:50PM (#20626956)
One slight difference however is that on Facebook you have to use the 'share' button versus using a 'like' button. In some ways I feel like a share is more meaningful than a like due to the extra step involved.
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