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Twitter's short link service, t.co, is adding a five-second delay to some domains. Like threads.net
(news.ycombinator.com)
this post was submitted on 15 Aug 2023
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Nobody should be using URL shorteners in the first place.
Why is that? They can be useful - especially if you are including links in something like a print publication
@HeartyBeast @trashhalo @hypelightfly Maybe it's a good idea to include the original URL too. In case the link shortener goes offline or something else happens to it.