@feditips Another reason not to use link shorteners is that they completely obscure the actual destination of the link. A link like:

nationalpost.com/news/russian-

... actually tells you something about what it's going to take you to. The shortened equivalent:

bit.ly/3mCnrDQ

... tells you nothing whatsoever. Might be a phishing site. Or malware. Or a booby-trapped document. Or a spam site.

Don't use link shorteners, anywhere.

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