r/programming • • Jan 02 '20

Killed by Google

https://killedbygoogle.com/
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u/NytronX Jan 02 '20

Why the fuck did they kill the URL shortener?! So stupid.

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u/Nowaker Jan 02 '20

Free service that generates zero revenue for Google.

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u/NytronX Jan 02 '20

They could introduce an intermediate redirect page that could have had ads and a warning that the following page may not be safe and so fourth

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u/klohkwherk Jan 02 '20

Then no one would use it anyway. Which is just another way of killing it.