trashhalo@beehaw.org to Technology@beehaw.org · 1 year agoTwitter's short link service, t.co, is adding a five-second delay to some domains. Like threads.netnews.ycombinator.comexternal-linkmessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up123arrow-down10cross-posted to: technews@radiation.party
arrow-up123arrow-down1external-linkTwitter's short link service, t.co, is adding a five-second delay to some domains. Like threads.netnews.ycombinator.comtrashhalo@beehaw.org to Technology@beehaw.org · 1 year agomessage-square26fedilinkcross-posted to: technews@radiation.party
minus-squarejarfil@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year ago I can track engagement, and I can update them if need be That’s inherently bad as in: Third party (you) tracking the user Hiding the true target from the user Destroying any attempt at content archival They’re not inherently bad “for you”, just for everyone else.
minus-squareGreg Clarke@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year ago Third party (you) tracking the user I’m not tracking users, I’m tracking engagement. I’m not Zuckerberg Hiding the true target from the user 99.99% of website use a reverse proxy, the target is nearly always hidden. I don’t think you understand how the internet works. Destroying any attempt at content archival Who would archive a shortened URL and not follow the link to its target? It’s not my fault if people don’t know how to archive my content. URL shorteners are not inherently bad.
minus-square👁️👄👁️@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoI see zero reason why others would be entitled to archive your content, nor hiding the true target from the user. Those are not bad things.
That’s inherently bad as in:
They’re not inherently bad “for you”, just for everyone else.
I’m not tracking users, I’m tracking engagement. I’m not Zuckerberg
99.99% of website use a reverse proxy, the target is nearly always hidden. I don’t think you understand how the internet works.
Who would archive a shortened URL and not follow the link to its target? It’s not my fault if people don’t know how to archive my content.
URL shorteners are not inherently bad.
I see zero reason why others would be entitled to archive your content, nor hiding the true target from the user. Those are not bad things.