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		scrollaway on April 15, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Gone in Six Characters: Short URLs Considered Harm... Agreed (to an extent). The real problem with URL shorteners is their longevity. Some routinely delete old URLs and all will most certainly be gone within the next decades.

blowski on April 15, 2016 [–]

I agree that's a problem, but it's not really relevant to the article.

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