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In case you missed it, all links on Mastodon count as 23 characters towards your limit, no matter how many characters the link really is.

So, you don't need to use link shorteners on Mastodon as they won't actually affect the link's length.

Mastodon does this because it's better for everyone's privacy to avoid link shortener services, it means people can see what they're clicking on, and the link won't stop working if the shortener service shuts down.

More info at:

➡️ fedi.tips/you-dont-need-link-s

fedi.tipsYou don’t need link shorteners on Mastodon | Fedi.Tips – An Unofficial Guide to Mastodon and the Fediverse
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@LibertyBeta

Yes, but all I see at my end is "HTTPS ://www.dragon.gay/this-do..."

I can see the full link if I hover over it though.

@feditips Did we just discover a new way of talking on Mastodon? Like hiding things in alt text?

@LibertyBeta@mastodon.social @feditips@mstdn.social I don't think it's really "just 23 characters"; the data is all still there, Mastodon in specific just treats it as only 23 characters toward your post limit and visually shortens the URL in its client.

Calckey, for example, doesn't even turn that into a link: