Is anyone else unable to add links into proposals?

[darrenwall74]

Hello, all.

Today I came across a new issue; I could not add any links to published work in a proposal.

When attempting to submit, I was prevented by an Upwork warning message, suggesting a dangerous link was present! Has something changed recently, as I add these links to most proposals with no issue?

[BojanS]

Hi Darren,

Generally, links and files are blocked when they are determined to be unsafe for the platform and users. For more information about steps we take to protect our users please see this page.

Thank you!

[darrenwall74]

Hi, Bojan.

In this case, the links I am trying to include are those I had added in 100s of proposals with no previous issue. I am currently talking with Upwork help and trying to resolve the issue.

[BojanS]

Thank you for following up, Darren.

This concern has been shared with our technical support team for further investigation and our team will keep you updated. 

We apricate your patience while our team is looking into this!