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This isn't a new problem. Cloaking[1] has been around for a long time. Google[2], and Facebook[3] have been fighting this problem for years. Even Google hasn't
by caffeinewriter 7y ago
This isn't a new problem. Cloaking[1] has been around for a long time. Google[2], and Facebook[3] have been fighting this problem for years. Even Google hasn't had perfect luck with fighting off cloakers[4].
[1]: https://charlesngo.com/cloaking/ https://charlesngo.com/cloaking/
[2]: https://support.google.com/adspolicy/answer/6020954?hl=en#319 https://support.google.com/adspolicy/answer/6020954?hl=en#31...
[3]: http://fortune.com/2017/08/09/facebook-cloaking-spam-advertising/ http://fortune.com/2017/08/09/facebook-cloaking-spam-adverti...
[4]: https://wp.josh.com/2019/05/06/breaking-news-google-adwords-exploit-seen-in-the-wild-yikes/ https://wp.josh.com/2019/05/06/breaking-news-google-adwords-...
- TazeTSchnitzel 7y agoThere is a proper solution, and that is to show the actual URL. If that hurts URL shorteners and trackers, so be it.