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Facebook temporarily freezes approval process for Instant Games

Facebook temporarily freezes approval process for Instant Games

Facebook has temporarily halted reviews of new Instant Games while it investigates an issue with the submissions process.

The news was announced via a Facebook post to the Instant Game Developer Community group on April 19th.

The specific problem was not disclosed. Facebook stated reviews of submissions would be paused “for the time being” and that it was working to clear the issue up “as quickly as we can”.

Developers can still submit their games, but they will not be reviewed at this time.

We’ve reached out to Facebook for comment on the matter.

The news comes as Facebook fixed two issues surrounding web logging and game rankings on the Instant Games platform.

The full story is over on PocketGamer.biz


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