> The only time I ever use URL shorteners is when I'm trying to Rick-Roll someone. Yes, I hardly ever visit shortened URLs. It seems like a great vector for m

> The only time I ever use URL shorteners is when I'm trying to Rick-Roll someone. Yes, I hardly ever visit shortened URLs. It seems like a great vector for malware when you have no idea where your click will land you. The domain name, at least, and the URL structure secondarily, of the destination site give some clues as to the content. I'm not sure why this downside is not mentioned more often.