@feditips this is a good tip for newcomers. I implemented a change to my bot immediately, as I was not aware of this feature. Thanks!

@feditips Is there a reason for 23 specifically (as opposed to, say, 10 or 15?)

@feditips but why 23?

I can understand like 11 or so.

@feditips great functionality!

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Seems like any link works, e. g. https://youtube.com/?q=I%27d%20just%20like%20to%20interject%20for%20a%20moment.%20What%20you%27re%20referring%20to%20as%20Linux%2C%20is%20in%20fact%2C%20GNUeleifend.%20Ornare%20aenean%20euismod%20elementum%20nisi.%20Tortor%20consequat%20id%20porta%20nibh%20venenatis%20cras%20sed%20felis.%20Morbi%20tincidunt%20ornare%20massa%20eget%20egestas%20purus%20viverra%20accumsan%20in.%20A%20arcu%20cursus%20vitae%20congue.%20Senectus%20et%20netus%20et%20malesuada.%20Non%20tellus%20orci%20ac%20auctor%20augue.%20Aliquam%20ultrices%20sagittis%20orci%20a%20scelerisque%20purus%20semper%20eget%20duis.%20Lorem%20donec%20massa%20sapien%20faucibus%20et.%20Vitae%20purus%20faucibus%20ornare%20suspendisse%20sed%20nisi%20lacus.%20Eu%20turpis%20egestas%20pretium%20aenean%20pharetra%20magna.%20Nunc%20mi%20ipsum%20faucibus%20vitae%20aliquet%20nec.%20Leo%20a%20diam%20sollicitudin%20tempor%20id%20semper%20risus.%20Mattis%20ullamcorper%20velit%20sed%20ullamcorper%20morbi%20tincidunt.%20Etiam%20tempor%20orci%20eu%20lobortis%20elementum%20nibh%20tellus%20molestie.%20Consequat%20mauris%20nunc%20congue%20nisi%20vitae%20suscipit%20tellus%20mauris.%20Maecenas%20sed%20enim%20ut%20sem%20viverra%20aliquet.%20At%20tempor%20commodo%20ullamcorper%20a%20lacus%20vestibulum.%20Nunc%20pulvinar%20sapien%20et%20ligula%20ullamcorper.%20Ornare%20massa%20eget%20egestas%20purus%20viverra%20accumsan%20in%20nisl%20nisi.%20Varius%20duis%20at%20consectetur%20lorem%20donec%20massa%20sapien%20fauc

Ok, really works #characters

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The security-risk angle of link shorteners hadn't even occured to me, but I'm glad to see confirmation like this that they're NOT necessary. Thank you for posting this up!

@feditips that’s really good to know!

@feditips And while they are only visually 23 characters, they are read in full by screen readers so actually suck

@feditips even if the link is less than 23 characters?

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

https://nationalpost.com/news/russian-billionaire-couple-claims-canadian-sanctions-are-unjustified-and-unreasonable

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

https://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.

@feditips This seems like sound advice, especially for someone new. Thanks.

@feditips Thanks for that info! I have to wonder why they chose 23 characters though. 😆

@feditips how does it work to condense all links to 23 characters?

@feditips Good. Everyone who uses link shorteners is either a scumbag or an idiot.

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While some Link-Shorteners are made for tracking (t.co by twitter) and some „long“ URLs (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tracking&diff=1142045370&oldid=2252705&diffmode=source) do not track the user, there is neither a warranty that a long URL actually is not a forwarder or does not track the user, nor that a shortener actually tracks anything (https://w.wiki/6bGQ - this URL-Shortener-link is the same page as the first link example and does not track the user)

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Truth. I avoid link shorteners like the plague. If I see bit.ly or similar, I automatically assume Nigerian Prince.

@feditips nice tip cheers

@feditips By the way, it is the same thing for Twitter. using link shorteners on Twitter is ridiculous;

@feditips Nice informations to share