# Facebook OneBox shows wrong language

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/facebook-onebox-shows-wrong-language/232369
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [July 9, 2022, 9:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/facebook-onebox-shows-wrong-language/232369 "2022-07-09T09:37:12Z")
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### Author: ![Canapin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/canapin/32/119591_2.png) [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)
#### Post date: [July 9, 2022, 9:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/facebook-onebox-shows-wrong-language/232369/2 "2022-07-09T09:48:10Z")

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I once heard that Facebook uses the same language as the forum’s server location.

My server is in Finland, and your link displays:

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/8/b/0/8b0270f486010ce836455e755aa214ff74e2a2f2.png)

On my France-hosted forum:

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/e/0/d/e0d3854832c508a6de8e19fadd7fc543b0c9de3c.png)

I don’t know if there is any way to prevent this.

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edit:  
More info here

> [@Onebox language](https://meta.discourse.org/t/onebox-language/131567):
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> Just testing here… I’m sure there is documentation on this somewhere, just curious about the language switch. Added link here: Link added on my forum: Ok, looks ok here. Maybe I explain this topic… A user posted some FB links on my forum but they popped up as German versions. Getting a “login request” as the link is bad enough but getting it in the wrong language is worse. Don’t think I’ve seen this problem happen before. Haven’t updated Discourse for months either. Bad flu s…

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