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Warum URL-Shortener die Pest sind:

#bitly #shortener

Show threadDaniel BöhmerOct 24

@RADAR Nutzung von #shortlink-Dienst #bitly völlig unnötig, liefert alle Leser dieser US-Firma aus🙄

Hier der echte Link:
https://radar.products.fiz-karlsruhe.de/de/nachricht/radar-release-v123-import-von-gitlab-repositorys

RADAR Release v1.23: Import von GitLab-Repositorys | RADAR

Seit Ende 2024 bietet RADAR eine komfortable Import-Option für Daten direkt aus GitHub-Repositories. Diese Funktion wurde nun schlüssig erweitert: Ab sofort unterstützt RADAR zusätzlich auch den Import von Inhalten aus GitLab-Repositories.

MarriedInMinecraftOct 23

Is anyone else using a Free account on Bit .ly for your links?
If so, are you seeing a drop from folks getting to your destination because of the "Preview Page" they are sent to BEFORE getting to your page?

#bitly #smallstreamer #contentcreator

Patrick Sep 28
One Open-source Project Daily

The de facto standard self hosted URL shortener in PHP

https://github.com/YOURLS/YOURLS

#1ospd #opensource #bitly #hacktoberfest #php #shorturl #shortenurls #shortener #urlshortener #urlshortner #yourls
GitHub - YOURLS/YOURLS: 🔗 The 𝘥𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘰 standard, self hosted, powerful and customizable, URL shortener in PHP

🔗 The 𝘥𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘰 standard, self hosted, powerful and customizable, URL shortener in PHP - YOURLS/YOURLS

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Daniel JamesSep 12

I’ve been working on some chores related to my domains and wanted to archive my #Bitly-powered short links. Bitly’s bulk CSV export tools aren’t available on free accounts, so I wrote a quick script with curl and jq to download a CSV of my short links.

https://thzinc.com/2025/09/11/export-a-csv-file-of-bitly-links.html

Export a CSV file of Bitly links – thzinc

I’ve been working on some chores related to my domains and wanted to archive my Bitly-powered short links at l.thzinc.com....

Pronoun, SheAug 21

Remember #Mastopeeps:

Always append a plus sign (+) to the end of any #Bitly address to see the URL you'll be directed to.

In this case, it's #clickbait that redirects to a potentially malicious website.

Getzler Lab at KenyonCollegeJun 4, 2025
Help Me Fediverse Hive Mind! I have some old bit.ly links embedded in QR codes that used to point to a page I'd redirect from. Those pages got lost in a CMS transition, but I'd like to keep using the QRs (they're in a tough-to-change location) and could remake the pages if I knew the addresses. But, the bit.ly links now just return a 404 error. Is there any way to figure out where they are trying to point? Edit: link checkers/unshorteners do not help. #fedihelp #404 #bitly #redirect #PleaseBoost
Show threadJonathan Kamens 86 47May 14, 2025
I just figured out I couldn't log into #Bitly because I was on a VPN.
But instead of it telling me, "We don't allow access through VPNs," it said, "A mysterious error occurred. Please… try again."
And when I tried to create a new account, instead of saying I couldn't do that through a VPN, it claimed I was using an invalid email address.
Hey, web devs, VPNs are good #opsec for everyone. Stop blocking VPNs. Or if you insist, TELL PEOPLE THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
#WebDev #infosec #VPN #fail
Jonathan Kamens 86 47May 13, 2025
Tried to log into #Bitly this morning to shorten a link. When I click the login button I get back, "A mysterious error occurred. Please give us a moment to investigate, then try again."
Tried resetting my password. The password reset said it worked, but still getting the same login error afterward.
Tried to create a new account. It claims I'm using an invalid email address no matter what email address I specify, including a Gmail address and an mit.edu address.
Anybody else having trouble?
Show threadAdam BeerFeb 25, 2025

@FirewallDragons For the first few minutes of you talking about the Bitly story, I was thinking to myself, "I could've sworn that it already does that." Eventually I realized that no, that's Adfly I was thinking of. The story is that Bitly has degraded into Adfly.

If the actual implementation turns out to be accurate to what you read out on the show, it will be trivially easy for a browser extension to automatically and instantly skip you straight to the destination URL. The only question is whether or not uBlock Origin, specifically, will have (or add) the ability to do it.

#adBlock #adFly #bitly #enshittification #uBlockOrigin #webExtension