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Can't this just be bit.ly links to unsafe sites? That dosen't make bit.ly unsafe as a whole.
Yes it does, as you cannot sanely identify what the link is first.
Guess who else Google warns is linking to unsafe sites:
https://www.google.com/safebrowsing/diagnostic?site=google.c...
Google is definitely not a fan. I send a lot of email each month (it's my business) and having bit.ly links in mail is a fast track to Gmail's spam folder or, in some cases, being rejected entirely. (Note: I'm talking bulk mail, not personal mail.)
longurl.org is awesome to check what is behind a shortened URL. Has an API too: http://longurl.org/api
HTTP has an API for that too, just make a HEAD request to the shortened URL and see where the Location header sends you
" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opoDBF_b-fg&feature=youtu.be...
Which makes it far more complicated. Another occasion where it’s appropriate to say “Fuck you, Google!” (also fuck you for disabling audio/video control on chrome mobile from JS, EXCEPT for google.com/youtube.com etc)
Any URL shortening site that doesn't have an active block list is likely linking to some unsafe sites. Singling out bit.ly in this instance is frankly unfair. Guess who else Google warns is linking to unsafe sites: https://www.google.com/safebrowsing/diagnostic?site=google.c...
Any URL shortening site that doesn't have an active block list is likely linking to some unsafe sites. Singling out bit.ly in this instance is frankly unfair. Guess who else Google warns is linking to unsafe sites: https://www.google.com/safebrowsing/diagnostic?site=google.c...
Google is definitely not a fan. I send a lot of email each month (it's my business) and having bit.ly links in mail is a fast track to Gmail's spam folder or, in some cases, being rejected entirely. (Note: I'm talking bulk mail, not personal mail.)
Why would you use bit.ly links in email?