Mojira Archive
MCL-23144

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

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.

Fixed

hentor5

2023-03-07, 07:25 PM

2023-03-19, 05:56 PM

2023-03-19, 05:56 PM

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Confirmed

990123

2.3.619 (Windows), 2.3.619 (New Windows App), 2.3.645 (New Windows App)

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