mopek1

I had tons of followers after a few years building it and there were no ads or affiliate links whatsoever. Just pics that linked to content on my site (where they could see the rest of the picture series) which had ads at the bottom of the pages but no pop ups or anything intrusive or blatant - just more content.

I can conclude that even though you are adding value to their social media network, if you have a 'chance' of making any money off of it they will ban you. Same with Reddit.

I knew enough not to put all my eggs in one basket and only put forth 15% of my efforts there. I did get some traffic but it still feels like such a waste.

Oh well, on to building on my own domains from now on.