Post by @feditips@mstdn.social

2022-11-24 20:59 UTC

Quick little tip: You don&#39;t need to use link shorteners on Mastodon. All links on Mastodon count for 23 characters towards your limit, no matter how many characters they really are. However, you need to include https:// at the beginning of links to make them clickable.

Replies (33)

@moliver@mastodon.social 2022-11-24 21:01

@feditips@mstdn.social What if the URL to my link is 10TB in size?

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@jakeRaccoon@mastodon.social 2022-11-24 21:17

@feditips@mstdn.social So only the first 23 characters are shown and rest are hidden? But surely there must be some limit on the length of the actual URL? Otherwise it would be a major vulnerability. Feeling kinda inclined to test this..

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@realcaseyrollins@social.teci.world 2022-11-25 03:58

@Moon@shitposter.club @feditips@mstdn.social WDYM?

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@doq@mas.to 2022-11-24 21:27

@feditips@mstdn.social specifically https? Old school links don't qualify?

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@mokrates@chaos.social 2022-11-24 21:31

@feditips@mstdn.social So a shortener is still useful if you get the length to under 23?

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@james@theblower.au 2022-11-24 21:39

@feditips@mstdn.social so only secure sites are clickable?

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@dylanchapell@kolektiva.social 2022-11-24 21:51

@feditips@mstdn.social https://123456.78910111213141516171819202122232425

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@LiberalBMan@mstdn.social 2022-11-24 22:25

@feditips@mstdn.social I tried you can make a link clickable with just http:// https:// is more modern though. http://fark.com https://fark.com

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@kev@dragonscave.space 2022-11-24 22:28

@feditips@mstdn.social http:// works too.

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@massivebox@blob.cat 2022-11-24 22:40

@feditips@mstdn.social Are you sure about the last part? I get links without protocol like massivebox.net as clickable on the Mastodon web client, Pleroma web client and Husky.

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@claus@chaos.social 2022-11-24 23:17

@feditips@mstdn.social Link shorteners are used almost exclusively for tracking nowadays, so people who use them will continue using them.

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@ianacook@masto.ai 2022-11-24 23:39

@feditips@mstdn.social Good to know!

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@yugimob@mastodon.world 2022-11-24 23:48

@feditips@mstdn.social Aslong as url shorteners are being used, I will continue to check them through virustotal...

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@PaleCrow@mstdn.party 2022-11-24 23:52

@feditips@mstdn.social I’m on ios, how do I add a gif? Thanks :)

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@melontusk@mstdn.social 2022-11-25 00:12

@feditips@mstdn.social I appreciate that boss. Thank you!

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@_Jordan@mastodon.social 2022-11-25 03:22

@feditips@mstdn.social Drop the S. Just http://. It’s simpler.

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@darnell@one.darnell.one 2022-11-25 03:55

@feditips@mstdn.social I think all social networks do this nowadays…minus the HTTPS required part.

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@Secure_ICS_OT@infosec.exchange 2022-11-25 04:16

@feditips@mstdn.social Rodger

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@elithebearded@fed.qaz.red 2022-11-25 04:18

@feditips@mstdn.social Some links are more memorable "shortened" https://quick-little-tip.on-a.pizza/

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@MNMinn@mastodon.social 2022-11-25 05:29

@feditips@mstdn.social how does a URL read out to a screen reader? I'm wondering if it's worth using short URLs to make it easier to navigate posts for accessibility

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@kib48@wetdry.world 2022-11-25 06:18

@feditips@mstdn.social why 23?

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@ewanderer@mastodon.social 2022-11-25 06:37

@feditips@mstdn.social good to know thank you

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@FredTheDane@ohai.social 2022-11-25 07:42

@feditips@mstdn.social A little unfair to the people whose links are 10 characters in length 🐷

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@MistressGemmaLi@mstdn.social 2022-11-25 08:45

@feditips@mstdn.social

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@qazcetelic@mastodon.social 2022-11-25 08:58

@feditips@mstdn.social Why 23?

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@nicd@fosstodon.org 2022-11-25 09:13

@feditips@mstdn.social This is very handy for my pastebin that stores content in the URL: https://nicd.gitlab.io/t/#v-YVVW8E73Yf~=Skrbd$iNqbie4mo.vXDuD0Oxi+RbNjP6tOmxfr_zBjX$WOwHne94=2ibmMtg.2$x?_+Z-DYaX+_1lfBUYSqoZ585yU?NECkjPB14RBdBMxan8s+&47/rZdFj&Et0MKem20Hr6N=KkWyrSVpH.+E4-d+ZadYt3Tcb-b&.Pra0VLOfkNrFhU5knxi7ag$wJ4Hk7.hHDvsVLfZN.2ZfuDI_eZ4YC/a-s6jbPpL~L5wblJWKFbi+ueQ_hxksziAu621hmuoq+_4hPRRgITQLYWDIHXh4K6lSVmPF2$k&JBYBm&kLuno$+m6=fW$Nxy=i+5Qyir1sSqZ+-CrP1IkPykl8_Z8SI1~uNNr4PZN+A85-06$=nyDQFq9pxwfqB9~QTY4&?czudIXuOBvs4f_m$Oir21Z8bhjUwjC8LjN0aMfEMPun0~p++d0pTP9UYBSu_MOHJkaN.gRv&jnJnu-&mK5qb_sf/RAI0vYiw6VAqFGH.2050/A1lkYbSkFqNz.P-&Q= :D

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@douglerner@mastodon.world 2022-11-25 09:38

@feditips@mstdn.social it would be nice if links automatically embedded some part of what was being linked, like a newspaper, headline or image. Like they do at Facebook and Twitter.

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@compthink@sigmoid.social 2022-11-25 13:54

@feditips@mstdn.social oh I didn't know that, awesome.

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@chris_levesque@zirk.us 2022-11-25 15:03

@feditips@mstdn.social Some instances will suspend you for using link shorteners

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@Ludakhris@techhub.social 2022-11-25 16:10

@feditips@mstdn.social

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@llis@mastodon.social 2022-11-25 16:36

@feditips@mstdn.social I don’t click on shortened links (bitly etc). • They’re #MysteryMeat links that hide the true destination. I want to know where I’m going. (Ideally I’d even like a preview.) • Into what should be a simple hyperlink they add a redirect point that itself is targeted. • Moar tracking. • The redirect can go away at any time. There’s no guarantee these services will always be there.

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@pjie2@mas.to 2022-11-25 17:00

@feditips@mstdn.social Sounds like a DoS attack, copyright breach or similar waiting to happen

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@susanneleist@mastodon.social 2022-11-25 19:22

@feditips@mstdn.social Good to know. Thank you.

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