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@feditips

fedhow do I block friendica? Friendica allows markup to hide urls, one of the most basic of online safty layers.

Not just an instance, but the branch friendica

@kevinrns

Umm... I'm not sure there is a way to block an entire type of server software.

By the way, do you mean there's a link behind a piece of text? The URL would still be visible if you hover though?

Kevin Russell

@feditips no hover on devices, and yes, its text, blue as a link, author says yes he can do it

@kevinrns

That's a very common link type on the internet though? Pretty much all links are like that.

You should be able to long-press on a link to see more details if you're on a touchscreen.

@feditips

This is full out, flat out, nonsense.

"Phishing Attacks: The #1 Reason We Say “Don’t Click Links” "

2018 marked the first year since phishing statistics were recorded that compromised accounts had a higher occurrence rate than malware infections. Malware infections generally occur when you download a file or click a link that’s infected. They can also come from a vulnerability in your network that isn’t related to a specific email message.
safetynet-inc.com/resources/bl

Safety NetPhishing Attacks: The #1 Reason We Say "Don't Click Links" - Safety NetPhishing happens. The easiest way to protect yourself from falling victim to a phishing attack is to avoid clicking links. Just don't do it.

@kevinrns

I might be missing something?

Can you explain the difference for me between these links and the ordinary links you see on most websites?

@kevinrns

I understand that, but there are already ways to see what a link's true URL is by hovering or long-pressing?

@feditips

Just like emails, the top and preferred method of ransomeware

@feditips @kevinrns The only difference is, that these links hide the millions of trackers put in a regular link. So, it makes it shorter. I don't see the problem, either. I don't understand this guy, honestly. I think whatever this person is trying to do, is to say that mastodon, friendica fedi etc the whole is unsafe. But then again, such extremism is funny, because the internet isn't safe, meta puts millions of trackers, to track you and steal your data, which a lot of people don't care about, it seems. I am sorry if this is coming out as rude, but as someone who's tried the tactic before and have stopped, I see exactly what the problem is here.
@feditips @kevinrns I gave the first example that gives trackers, but twitter does it too, and that, very obviously, nice analitics, by the way. The whole url is full of nonsense when you click on something like that from a close-sourced social media.