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dansup

@pixelfed And to be clear, this is only for shortening links to pixelfed posts, profiles, stories, collections, etc.

This is not used to shorten links inside captions or comments!

The only data this service stores is instance domains and ids, we do not generate urls, they are simply shortened patterns that are expanded and redirected using a simple php server!

30 Aug 2023 at 11:56 | Open on mastodon.social
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Neven Falica

@dansup @pixelfed That's a great idea, let's hope more instances enable the feature!

30 Aug 2023 at 12:06 | Open on ohai.social
prasoon

@dansup @pixelfed On the surface, it seems to me to be adding a central authority (certainly unintentionally) to the fabric of the interactions/interop. A simple fix, perhaps, could be to release the link shortening logic as a tiny spec that can outlive the service itself.

30 Aug 2023 at 12:14 | Open on mastodon.social
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