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The idea was to clean it and not have the unnecessary Google jump in there and possibly any tracking after a "?" element, not to make it as short as possible.
by rationalist 3y ago
The idea was to clean it and not have the unnecessary Google jump in there and possibly any tracking after a "?" element, not to make it as short as possible. I'm not going to click on a URL shortener from a stranger that redirects to who-knows-where.
- patmorgan23 3y agoAlso the bitly is definitely doing tracking
- HocusLocus 3y agoI know, I try to do that when sharing links too. I remember way back when Google results used to link directly to pages. Actually I was just trying to Rickroll-you-by-proxy. A shorter link to the same site as GP's that is a real news story of people being Rickrolled by QR codes on fake parking tickets. Only reason I used the site's own shortner is the URL would have given it away. Besides it was longer.