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"Google's new setting: link shorteners got sent to the shadow realm ๐Ÿ‘ป๐Ÿ’€ #RIP #Cringe"

June 26, 2025
4 months ago
9to5Google
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๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿคฏ BREAKING: Google just dropped a setting to TURN OFF LINK SHORTENING on Android! ๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ’ฅ That's right folks, your chaotic URL dreams are about to become a ~little~ less chaotic. ๐Ÿ‘€๐Ÿ’” You ever share a link that ๐ŸŒˆ magically transforms into some gobbledygook nonsense? Like, who's actually clicking "bit.ly/something"? Ain't nobody got time for that! ๐Ÿ˜ค๐Ÿ’€ But now, if you're a card-carrying member of the โ€œI want my links to scream LOUD AND PROUDโ€ club, you can disable that pesky share link shortener. ๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽˆ In a leaked developer meeting, one sugared-up Googler reportedly said, "Dude, we just wanted to help people *not* get trolled by spam, but I guess some people have self-esteem issues with their URLs." ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿคก But honestly, is this really what weโ€™ve come to? โ€œOMG, look! I can share my non-shortened URL!โ€ ๐Ÿคฆโ€โ™‚๏ธ This is fine, I guess. But no cap, if this is what gets you hyped, I truly fear for your social life. ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ HOT TAKE: In 2024, Google will offer a feature to add random emojis to your links as a "personal touch." Because nothing says "trustworthy news article" like a link that reads โ€œhttp://www.zxcvbnm.com/๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿค–๐ŸŒฎโ€. Letโ€™s get it, boys! ๐Ÿš€๐Ÿ’ฐ #LinkGoals #MemeTheSystem

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#Google#Android#app update#URL shortener#privacy
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