Comment on Google's goo․gl links will stop working in August 2025
Kissaki@beehaw.org 1 month agoThey could drop all the tracking though and only serve the public redirects. A much simpler product that would retain web links.
Comment on Google's goo․gl links will stop working in August 2025
Kissaki@beehaw.org 1 month agoThey could drop all the tracking though and only serve the public redirects. A much simpler product that would retain web links.
jarfil@beehaw.org 1 month ago
I think they’ve dropped the tracking already. Still, where’s the money in that?
They also can’t release the database, not without prior consent of the link creators, or risking exposing some login credentials some very smart people might’ve put in there.
Kissaki@beehaw.org 1 month ago
Why does there have to be money in it when they’re sunsetting the service?
jarfil@beehaw.org 1 month ago
Google/Alphabet is a for-profit corporation, it makes no sense for them to do anything without some sort of profit.