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-squareHeartyBeast@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoWhy is that? They can be useful - especially if you are including links in something like a print publication
minus-squareMannivu@feddit.itlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoPrivacy: trackers, trackers, trackers Security: you can’t know where you would be taken with a short link. A legit website? A malicious website? Who knows. https://www.forbes.com/sites/ygrauer/2016/04/20/five-reasons-you-should-stop-shortening-urls/
Why is that? They can be useful - especially if you are including links in something like a print publication
Privacy: trackers, trackers, trackers Security: you can’t know where you would be taken with a short link. A legit website? A malicious website? Who knows.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/ygrauer/2016/04/20/five-reasons-you-should-stop-shortening-urls/
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