• palordrolap@kbin.run
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    4 months ago

    A combination of browser settings and exceptionally rare usage of short link providers - as creator or user - means I’m not completely sure about this, but … were they putting ads on the short links somehow?

    Because I figure if they weren’t they should have tried that.

    And if they were, how expensive is running a short link service anyway? This feels like rummaging around in the sofa for loose change. Smacks of desperation.

    • RobotZap10000@feddit.nl
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      3 months ago

      I suspect that they build a profile of what websites you visit and sell that data for targeted advertising.