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  1. Minecraft Launcher
  2. MCL-23144

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

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    • Icon: Bug Bug
    • Resolution: Fixed
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    • 2.3.619 (Windows), 2.3.619 (New Windows App), 2.3.645 (New Windows App)
    • Minecraft Launcher
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    • Confirmed
    • 990123

      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

      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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