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Re:This is a valid ipv4 address by bloometal on Sunday October 20, 2013 @05:07PM (#6581489)
Went to RSnake's website and encoded the address of Facebook to post on my wall. Facebook does not let me post it. After 3 or 4 tries, it blocked my account.

Does anyone know why Facebook does that?

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Re:This is a valid ipv4 address by icedchai on Sunday October 20, 2013 @05:20PM (#6581547)
Probably because this "trick" is often used by spammers to obfuscate URLs.
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