Do people actually appreciate URL shorteners?
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@hpod16 I prefer URL embiggeners (especially the sketchy looking ones)
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Let's get creepy then! https://creepylink.com/
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Let's get creepy then! https://creepylink.com/
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Do people actually appreciate URL shorteners?
@hpod16 theyre nice when i have to share a long url to a device that i have to type it out on, but i know where the link goes and only use open source ones
something something im an outlier and shouldn't be counted
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@catsalad @paveljanicek @hpod16 omg @ivpn 's anti tracker blocked it
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Do people actually appreciate URL shorteners?
@hpod16 Yes, in some circumstances: if I trust the shortening service and it’s a printed URL (for inside, on a flyer) that I’ll have to type.
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Do people actually appreciate URL shorteners?
@hpod16 if displayed to be retyped, like on a presentation screen or in print, sure. On web, don't.
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@paveljanicek @catsalad @hpod16 inevitably these end up getting used by scammers sadly
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Do people actually appreciate URL shorteners?
@hpod16 Same goes for links to documents instead of pages. I'd like to see some sort of clear declaration if what I'm about to click/tap will start downloading a file.
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@hpod16 I prefer URL embiggeners (especially the sketchy looking ones)
@catsalad I’m both surprised and not surprised that somebody went and made one of these.
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Do people actually appreciate URL shorteners?
@hpod16@eupolicy.social
I once liked them, when the character count was important in SMS or on Twitter. But now, there's no advantage but several drawbacks. -
Do people actually appreciate URL shorteners?
@hpod16 @LordCaramac i think its good for situations where people might need to type manually. flyer, presentations, …
mostly replaced by QR codes, i guess.
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@paveljanicek @catsalad @hpod16 inevitably these end up getting used by scammers sadly
@dngrs @paveljanicek @catsalad @hpod16 ...why would the scammer use a "make the link more suspicious" button? If their links look like that, it's because these tools are based off of phishing links lol not because the scammers used the tool
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@hpod16@eupolicy.social I don’t like them, but if it’s something like youtu.be links where you don’t really lose information, then it’s ok.
@breizh @hpod16 this: I wouldn't mind link shorteners that don't hide where I'm going. If there were more vetted ones, I'd probably be down for those (currently the only ones I trust are corporate ones, which feels icky but also like... People can't really set a youtu.be link to some random scammy shit other than a YouTube video lol)
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Do people actually appreciate URL shorteners?
If it's a preview link, then I'm fine with it. Otherwise it's definitely a security risk that needs to be handled better.
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@breizh @hpod16 this: I wouldn't mind link shorteners that don't hide where I'm going. If there were more vetted ones, I'd probably be down for those (currently the only ones I trust are corporate ones, which feels icky but also like... People can't really set a youtu.be link to some random scammy shit other than a YouTube video lol)
@raphaelmorgan@disabled.social @hpod16@eupolicy.social I know a french podcast that does it properly too.
The full URL is https://cpu.dascritch.net/post/2015/12/10/Ex0012-Ingénierie-d-Internet and the short one is https://cpu.pm/12 (for the 12th episode).
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@hpod16
They are potentially evil. Only existed because original Twitter was a stupid design and had too small a text limit as if the Internet was an early GSM phone,@raymaccarthy @hpod16 To be fair, Twitter originally used to send you all the tweets of people you followed by SMS.
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Do people actually appreciate URL shorteners?
@hpod16 They just add another point of failure, so when you return to a saved link years later you have to hope that the shortening service is still up as well as the site hosting the actual resource.
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@hpod16 Yes, in some circumstances: if I trust the shortening service and it’s a printed URL (for inside, on a flyer) that I’ll have to type.
@hpod16 for instance, not for inside. Sheesh.
