Link shorteners: why you shouldn't use them

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  • adfilt

    The place where I, DandelionSprout, store my web filter lists for countless topics, including my Nordic adblock list. As simple as that, really.

  • Additionally you can add [1]"Actually Legitimate URL Shortener Tool" filter list on uBlock Origin, which is recommended by [2]gorhill

    [1] https://github.com/DandelionSprout/adfilt/discussions/163

    [2] https://old.reddit.com/r/uBlockOrigin/comments/m5iecq/how_do...

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  • YOURLS

    🔗 The de facto standard self hosted URL shortener in PHP

  • I run my own using [YOURLS](https://yourls.org). It addresses the issues brought up in the article:

    - Control your links

  • ens

    Discontinued Implementations for ENS core functionality: The registry, registrars, and public resolvers.

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