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The example url in the article is: > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/URL#Internationalized_URL https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/URL#Internationalized_URL which is
by pkamb 6y ago
The example url in the article is:
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/URL#Internationalized_URL https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/URL#Internationalized_URL
which is shortened in the address bar to:
> en.wikipedia.org
at the VERY least, I wish they would instead use:
> en.wikipedia.org/wiki/URL
Same for Twitter and Reddit URLs, specifically. Don't hide the username or the subreddit.
- RonanTheGrey 6y agoThose are two examples where the URL is canonical and shouldn't be shortened. There are probably many, many more. Very often the only place you can find the date of a news story is in the URL due to them using some version of Wordpress but not putting the date in the article past a certain age (F YOU, Guardian). Google has clearly thought this through and decided that whatever they're getting out of this is FAR MORE IMPORTANT than the best interests of their users. And that should make everyone suspicious.