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[–] 28 points 8 months ago* (4 children)
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  • [–] 13 points 8 months ago*

    Classic version of this is used way back in my tech support days.

    https://www.mikelacher.com/work/shady-url/

    Edit: looks like it’s dead. Dang.

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  • [–] 12 points 8 months ago
    [–] 11 points 8 months ago

    Love the energy, but a link obfuscator is exactly the sort of thing that needs to be open source before I feel comfortable using it (regardless of creepiness) xD

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  • [–] 11 points 8 months ago
    [–] 10 points 8 months ago

    It would be very funny if they left something like Facebook links as-is

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  • [–] 10 points 8 months ago*
    [–] 10 points 8 months ago

    To be fair "shortener" is a misnomer here as it can actually make a link longer in making it suspicious.

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  • [–] 9 points 8 months ago

    Bookmarked. I don't know why. But, it is. Bookmarked now.

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  • [–] 5 points 8 months ago* (1 child)
    [–] 4 points 8 months ago

    I remember this as ShadyURL, but seems like that one is down.

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  • [–] 4 points 8 months ago

    For anyone that post a suspicious link that doesn't redirect to Rick Roll: shame on you!

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