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0 pointsdagmx3y ago0 comments

Isn’t that true of any url though? The U is for uniformly useable, it never guarantees uniform resolution.

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It's even more-so true for t.co URLs though because instead of just 1 point of failure there are 2 points of failure. The original URL may work for another decade but if you don't know what the URL is behind the t.co URL and Twitter is down or whatever, then you're just out of luck.

dagmxOP3y ago

I don’t think it necessarily changes the reliability of the URL. A server or dns change is similarly problematic.

The only issues I have with shorteners is that they obfuscate what you’re accessing (so if it changes, it’s harder to know) and they’re a privacy issue

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shagmin3y ago

dagmxOP3y ago

I don’t think it necessarily changes the reliability of the URL. A server or dns change is similarly problematic.

The only issues I have with shorteners is that they obfuscate what you’re accessing (so if it changes, it’s harder to know) and they’re a privacy issue

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