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Twitter's short link service, t.co, is adding a five-second delay to some domains. Like threads.net
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Nobody should be using URL shorteners in the first place.
Why is that? They can be useful - especially if you are including links in something like a print publication
Privacy: trackers, trackers, trackers Security: you can't know where you would be taken with a short link. A legit website? A malicious website? Who knows.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/ygrauer/2016/04/20/five-reasons-you-should-stop-shortening-urls/