@trashhalo@beehaw.org to Technology@beehaw.org • 2 years agoTwitter's short link service, t.co, is adding a five-second delay to some domains. Like threads.netnews.ycombinator.commessage-square58fedilinkarrow-up1302arrow-down10
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minus-squareatoccilinkfedilink6•2 years agoI think Twitter might do it to standardize the number of characters a link takes up in a tweet? 23 characters IIRC
minus-squarewagonerlinkfedilink7•2 years agoMastodon manages to do it without a shortener, so I don’t believe that’s the answer.
minus-square👁️👄👁️linkfedilinkEnglish1•2 years agoThat used to be the case, don’t think it is anymore. I don’t remember though, I ditched that shit hole.
I think Twitter might do it to standardize the number of characters a link takes up in a tweet? 23 characters IIRC
Mastodon manages to do it without a shortener, so I don’t believe that’s the answer.
That used to be the case, don’t think it is anymore. I don’t remember though, I ditched that shit hole.