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this post was submitted on 15 Aug 2023
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Nobody should be using URL shorteners in the first place.
URL shorteners are but inherently bad. I find them useful. I self host them on domains I own. So they're secure, trust worthy, I can track engagement, and I can update them if need be.
Plus, I'm pretty sure Twitter forces you to use their shortener. My URL http://gho.st was "shortened" to a longer https://t.co/blahblah URL 😂
You being able to track engagement is bad, actually.
This obviously depends on the context. For instance, I'm speaking at a public event and I put a link up on a presentation to my website. The website is running on my nginx server so I could already track every visit. Having a shortened URL helps me gauge the value of my talk. It's not black and white
Real name and face on the internet guy doesn't get to have an opinion on tracking.
I don't believe in security by obscurity