Hey, kids; remember — little need to use URL shortening services here.

• character limits are generally sufficient

• they obfuscate the link (which the security- & privacy-conscious will avoid)

• they add an unnecessary 3rd-party point of failure

• that 3rd party can track/spy on traffic

• some, like those ending in .ly, are hosted in countries (e.g. Libya) with regimes with questionable political motives for tracking/filtering traffic