How the Meta One Policy is Hurting Small Businesses
I’ve offically had it with Meta and wanted to inform our community that you will not be able to see our posts on Facebook.
Like many people, I already had ethical concerns over Meta’s policies. But I have over 2,000 readers on my Facebook page, so I continued to share my blog posts on Facebook a few times a week.
However, today I had final straw.
On September 25, 2026, I tried to make a Facebook post linking to my blog and was told I was “out of links.”
Meta wanted me to upgrade and PAY to post any type of content with links…this includes comments too.
So, I can no longer share my blog posts to Facebook unless l pay for the ability. As a small independent publisher, this is incredibly disappointing.
According to the message, pages are limited to posting “two links per month” and if you want to post more than that you have to pay. The two link limit includes comments too.
This is absolutley ridiculous. It is a new program rolling out called Meta One for Business.
The rates are not cheap. If you want to be able to post as many links as you want it costs $500 a month. See chart below!
I attempted to chat support, but was met with an AI bot that refused to connect me to a human and just directed me to articles about this roll out.
How Meta One Impacts Small Businesses
The Meta One for Business is going to hurt small businesses. Small businesses, independent writers, and creators will not be able to link to their own website as much.
This can result in decreased readership or sales for writers and creators.
And it’s not like their prices are affordable. When I clicked to learn more about this new policy I was met with these ridiculous prices.
How This Hurts My Small Business
The internet has already made life incredibly difficult for independent publishers like myself with AI training off our years of hard work, copycats, and limiting reach of small businesses in search engines and algorithms.
It’s frustrating and exhausting.
Needless to say, I will NOT be posting on Facebook anymore.
I encourage you to sign up for my newsletter to stay up to date! And sign up for the newsletters of ANY small creators or businesses that you value because policies like this limit small businesses ability to reach their followers and customers.
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Emily Waddell is the founder of The Honest Consumer. She has always been passionate about business for good and has a Bachelor degree in Social Entrepreneurship. She currently lives in the PNW where she practices imperfect sustainability. When she’s not writing, Emily enjoys supporting small businesses, finding locally grown food at the farmer’s market, traveling & practicing slow living. Learn more about Emily’s journey starting The Honest Consumer.
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