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Will-this-be-the-new-hashtag.com

• andyfleming 10y ago
  Probably not since links get converted to t.co links, right?
  • StavrosK 10y ago
    yes-but-they-get-shown-semi-expanded.hashtag
• javajosh 10y ago
  god-i-hope-not.com it-is-dns-noise.ugh
• facepalm 10y ago
  Might be preferable to the current practice of simply putting longer texts into images.
• niccaluim 10y ago
  Long URLs are truncated and ellipsized, e.g.: this-is-a-long-url-with-a-very-very-very-domain-name.com/and-a-sorta-long-path-component-but-still-long-enough-to-trigger-shortening is displayed as …with-a-very-very-very-domain-name.com/and-a-sorta-lo…
  • nickfrostatx 10y ago
    Given how important domain names are for security, it would be concerning if domain names get truncated. I could craft: evil.net/this-is-a-very-very-long-path/bankofamerica.com/account-settings/blah/blah/blah Which, depending on how this is implemented, might render to ...bankofamerica.com/account-settings/blah/blah/blah
    • notahacker 10y ago
      this horse bolted long ago with ubiquitous shortURL services
    • niccaluim 10y ago
      The domain and path are truncated separately. Your example would be displayed as evil.net/this-is-a-very-very-lo…
      • ludamad 10y ago
        So evil-bank-of-america.net would do?
        • niccaluim 10y ago
          That wouldn't be truncated, no. It's not long enough.
        • c2340596 10y ago
          Evil bank is a tautology