Do people actually appreciate URL shorteners?

[timdesuyo@mastodon.social]

@hpod16 I would only ever use it for the link in my bio.

[juanejot@beige.party]

@catsalad @hpod16 Your phishy URL asked me to come out & play, but my adblocker wouldn’t let me…

[catsalad@infosec.exchange]

@juanejot @hpod16

Let's get creepy then! https://creepylink.com/

[juanejot@beige.party]

@hpod16 @catsalad Yeah, that one worked, but I’m disappointed not to see anything about the free dinner just for listening to a time-share sales pitch, where it linked me to.

[xyhhx@nso.group]

@hpod16 theyre nice when i have to share a long url to a device that i have to type it out on, but i know where the link goes and only use open source ones

something something im an outlier and shouldn't be counted

[xyhhx@nso.group]

@catsalad @paveljanicek @hpod16 https://support.ic6do.com/Ireqke_invoice lmao

[xyhhx@nso.group]

@catsalad @paveljanicek @hpod16 omg @ivpn 's anti tracker blocked it

[caracabe@zirk.us]

@hpod16 Yes, in some circumstances: if I trust the shortening service and it’s a printed URL (for inside, on a flyer) that I’ll have to type.

[lnl@screaminginsi.de]

@hpod16 if displayed to be retyped, like on a presentation screen or in print, sure. On web, don't.

[dngrs@chaos.social]

@paveljanicek @catsalad @hpod16 inevitably these end up getting used by scammers sadly