trashhalo@beehaw.org to Technology@beehaw.org · 1 year agoTwitter's short link service, t.co, is adding a five-second delay to some domains. Like threads.netnews.ycombinator.comexternal-linkmessage-square52fedilinkarrow-up1266arrow-down10
arrow-up1266arrow-down1external-linkTwitter's short link service, t.co, is adding a five-second delay to some domains. Like threads.netnews.ycombinator.comtrashhalo@beehaw.org to Technology@beehaw.org · 1 year agomessage-square52fedilink
minus-squareGreg Clarke@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·1 year ago Third party (you) tracking the user I’m not tracking users, I’m tracking engagement. I’m not Zuckerberg Hiding the true target from the user 99.99% of website use a reverse proxy, the target is nearly always hidden. I don’t think you understand how the internet works. Destroying any attempt at content archival Who would archive a shortened URL and not follow the link to its target? It’s not my fault if people don’t know how to archive my content. URL shorteners are not inherently bad.
minus-squarejarfil@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year ago I’m not tracking users, I’m tracking engagement Whose engagement? Anything on your server, you can track it with the access logs, do you know how the internet works? 99.99% of website use a reverse proxy, the target is nearly always hidden. I don’t think you understand how the internet works. Do you know how a reverse proxy works? It doesn’t change the user-facing URL like a shortener. Who would archive a shortened URL and not follow the link to its target? It’s not my fault if people don’t know how to archive my content. Someone archiving the original content. It’s your fault for breaking the link at a whim. URL shorteners are inherently bad.
I’m not tracking users, I’m tracking engagement. I’m not Zuckerberg
99.99% of website use a reverse proxy, the target is nearly always hidden. I don’t think you understand how the internet works.
Who would archive a shortened URL and not follow the link to its target? It’s not my fault if people don’t know how to archive my content.
URL shorteners are not inherently bad.
Whose engagement? Anything on your server, you can track it with the access logs, do you know how the internet works?
Do you know how a reverse proxy works? It doesn’t change the user-facing URL like a shortener.
Someone archiving the original content. It’s your fault for breaking the link at a whim.
URL shorteners are inherently bad.